title: [Quality of data on the Child Health Record and related factors].
abstract: The Child Health Record (CHR) is an essential document for children's health care activities. A cross-sectional study was performed with simple random sampling, aimed at analyzing factors related to quality of data completion on the CHR. Interviews and direct verification of 365 CHRs from 9 health districts in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, were performed. A scoring system was created to classify the CHRs in terms of quality of data completion and to relate them to explanatory variables. Odds ratios were calculated by logistic regression. Completion of the 20 scoring items varied from 3.1% (use of iron supplements) to 99.7% (date of birth). Factors associated with worse scores were: children > 12 months old (OR = 1.77), mothers with < or = 6 years of schooling (OR = 1.97), children not treated by general practitioners (OR = 3.18), and mothers who had not received explanations on the CHR while in the maternity ward (OR = 1.77). The results show poor use of the CHR and emphasize the need for on-going efforts to train health professionals and prepare health services for their important role in the promotion of children's health.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil. lindgren@medicina.ufmg.br
authors.forename: Claudia Regina Lindgren
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Laura Maria de Lima Belizário Facury
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lasmar
authors.forename: Lúcia Maria Horta Figueiredo
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Goulart
authors.forename: Cristina Gonçalves
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Alvim
authors.forename: Gustavo Vieira Rodrigues
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Maciel
authors.forename: Maria Regina de Almeida
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Viana
authors.forename: Enrico Antônio
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Colosimo
authors.forename: Guilherme Augusto Alves do
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Carmo
authors.forename: Juliana Goulart Dias da
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Maria Elizabeth Neves
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: Marislaine Lumena de
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.forename: Mirtes Maria do Vale
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Beirão
authors.forename: Zeína Soares
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Moulin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007229:Infant Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult