Effectiveness of and Factors Related to Possession of a Mother and Child Health Handbook: An Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching

Autor/inn/en	Kawakatsu, Yoshito; Sugishita, Tomohiko; Oruenjo, Kennedy; Wakhule, Stephen; Kibosia, Kennedy; Were, Eric; Honda, Sumihisa
Titel	Effectiveness of and Factors Related to Possession of a Mother and Child Health Handbook: An Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 30 (2015) 6, S.935-946 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyv048
Schlagwörter	Guides; Access to Information; Ownership; Parent Materials; Program Effectiveness; Performance Factors; Mothers; Health Education; Questionnaires; Community Surveys; Community Attitudes; Multivariate Analysis; Knowledge Level; Health Behavior; Gender Differences; Caregiver Child Relationship; Age Differences; Birth Order; Intervals; Family Income; Child Health; Foreign Countries; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handbuch; Leitfaden; Eigentum; Elternbrief; Leistungsindikator; Mother; Mutter; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Fragebogen; Multivariate Analyse; Wissensbasis; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geburtenfolge; Familieneinkommen; Ausland; Kenia
Abstract	Background: Mother and Child Health handbooks (MCH handbooks) serve as useful health education tools for mothers and sources of information that allow health care professionals to understand patient status. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the effectiveness of and identify the factors related to possession of an MCH handbook among parents in rural Western Kenya using propensity score matching (PSM). Methods: A community-based cross-sectional survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted in rural western Kenya from August to September, 2011. We targeted 2,560 mothers with children aged 12-24 months. Both PSM and multivariate logistic analyses were used in this study. Results: Impacts of 5.9, 9.4, and 12.6 percentage points for higher health knowledge and for proper health-seeking behavior for fever and diarrhea, respectively, were statistically significant. The significant factors affecting possession of the MCH Handbook were the child's sex, the caregiver's relationship to the child, maternal age, health knowledge, birth interval, household wealth index and CHW performance accordingly. Conclusions: An MCH handbook was an effective tool for improving both health knowledge and health-seeking behavior in Kenya. The further distribution and utilization of an MCH handbook is expected to be an effective way to improve both maternal and child health. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01