Objectives: The study aims to evaluate the application of monitoring indicators for maternal, newborn andchild health through the evaluation of impact and coverage health indicators and to evaluate the usefulness of theapplication of these indicators at sub primary health care centers in Baghdad City.Methodology: A descriptive comparative design, which is using the evaluation approach, has been steered atSub Primary Health Centers of Baghdad City in order to evaluate the application; impact and coverage, and theusefulness of monitoring indicators for maternal, newborn and child health from December 4th 2017 to April 29th2018. A multistage, "non-probability" convenient, sample is selected for the present study. A total of six SubPrimary Health Centers in Al-Karkh Health Directorate, compared with six Sub Primary Health Centers in AlRussafaHealth Directorate. A questionnaire is adopted from the World Health Organization "health monitoringmaternal, newborn and child health: understanding key progress indicators" and developed for the purpose of thepresent study. Content validity and internal consistency reliability are determined for the study instrumentthroughout a pilot study. Data were collected through the utilization of the study instrument and the structuredinterview technique as means of data collection. Data were analyzed through the application of descriptivestatistical data analysis approach of frequency, percentage, mean, total scores and range and inferential statisticaldata analysis approach that includes t-test.Results: Findings of the study revealed that the maternal, newborn and child health indicators are not perfectlyapplied and experiencing some deficiencies in their application at the sub primary health care centers.Confirmatory data analysis throughout hypothesis testing has revealed that sub primary health care centers areexperiencing almost the same problems relative to the impact, coverage and usefulness of these indicators.Recommendations: The study recommends that the Ministry of Health and Environment Public HealthDirectorate can take serious planning for action in applying these indicators, periodic and systematically drivenmonitoring and evaluating the application of such indicators, and focal personnel can be encouraged toparticipate in training sessions and workshops for the benefits of applying these indicators
Background: The evaluation of routine childhood immunization program for under five years are important for global health. Objectives: The study aims at evaluating the Routine Childhood Immunization Program Process at Primary Health Care Centers in Salah Al-Dean Governorate Methodology: A descriptive design, which is using the evaluation approach, has been conducted at Primary Health Care Centers in Salah Al-Dean Governorate in order to evaluate the Routine Childhood Immunization Program Process from January 10th to November 1st, 2021. A multistage sample "non -probability" convenient sample of (32) primary health care centers (16 main and 16 sub main) distributed in Salah Al-Dean Health Directorate. An instrument is developed of the Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization for the purpose of the present study (PAHO &WHO, 2013). The study instrument is consisted of the evaluation of Routine Childhood Immunization Program Process at Primary Health Care Centers. Instrument content validity is determined by a panel of (18) experts. Internal consistency reliability is determined through Cronbach alpha correlation coefficient. Data are gathered throughout the utilization of the study instrument and the structured interview technique as data collection method. The Data of the study have been analyzed by the utilization of descriptive statistical data analysis approach which includes (frequencies, percentages, total scores and ranges). Results: The study results indicate that all of the main primary health care centers and majority of the sub primary health care centers have good level of overall evaluation of the Routine Childhood Immunization Program process (100%) (81.25%) respectively. Conclusion: The study concludes that the Routine Childhood Immunization Program process is well sufficiently and efficiently implemented at all of the Main Primary Health Care Centers and most of the sub primary health care centers in Salah Al-Dean Governorate. Recommendation: The Routine Childhood Immunization Program process should be monitored and valued periodically and on regular base.
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