BACKGROUND: Data on home-based records
(HBRs) practices within national immunization programmes are
non-existent, making it difficult to determine whether current
efforts of immunization programmes related to basic recording of
immunization services are appropriately focused. METHODS: During
January 2014, WHO and the United Nations Children\'s Fund sent a
one-page questionnaire to 195 countries to obtain information on
HBRs including type of record used, number of records printed,
whether records were provided free-of-charge or required by
schools, whether there was a stock-out and the duration of any
stock-outs that occurred, as well as the total expenditure for
printing HBRs during 2013. RESULTS: A total of 140 countries
returned a completed HBR questionnaire. Two countries were excluded
from analysis because they did not use a HBR during 2013. HBR types
varied across countries (vaccination only cards, 32/138 [23.1%];
vaccination plus growth monitoring records, 31/138 [22.4%]; child
health books, 48/138 [34.7%]; combination of these, 27/138 [19.5%]
countries). HBRs were provided free-of-charge in 124/138 (89.8%)
respondent countries. HBRs were required for school entry in 62/138
(44.9%) countries. Nearly a quarter of countries reported HBR
stock-outs during 2013. Computed printing cost per record was
Organisations
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Tags
- Coverage monitoring
- Data reporting
- Home-based records
- Immunization information systems
- Performance monitoring
Topic references
hbr-journal
Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
Adapting home-based records for maternal and child health to users' capacities. | Hirotsugu Aiga, Keiko Osaki | | Journal article | English |
Additional considerations for maternal and child health handbooks in light of WHO's recommendations on home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health | David W. Brown | 2019 | Journal article | English |
Are reminder stickers effective in reducing immunization dropout rates in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia? | J. Pickering, Y. Berhane | | Journal article | English |
Child Immunization Cards: Essential Yet Underutilized in National Immunization Programmes | David W. Brown | 2012 | Journal article | English |
Effectiveness of home-based records on maternal, newborn and child health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Alain D. Mayhew, Kednapa Thavorn, Kevin Pottie, Olivia Magwood, Sandy Oliver, Victoire Kpadé | 2019 | Journal article | English |
Home-based child vaccination records – A reflection on form | David W. Brown, Marta Gacic-Dobo, Stacy L. Young | | Journal article | English |
Home-based record (HBR) ownership and use of HBR recording fields in selected Kenyan communities: Results from the Kenya Missed Opportunities for Vaccination Assessment | Collins TABU, David W. Brown, Iheoma Ukachi Onuekwusi, Ikechukwu Udo OGBUANU, Isaac Mugoya, Kibet Sergon, Peter Okoth, Stephanie Shendale, Zorodzai Machekanyanga | | Journal article | English |
Home-based record prevalence among children aged 12–23 months from 180 demographic and health surveys | David W. Brown, Marta Gacic-Dobo | | Journal article | English |
Home-based records and vaccination appointment stickers as parental reminders to reduce vaccination dropout in Indonesia: A cluster-randomized controlled trial | Wallace AS et al. | 2019 | Journal article | English |
Home-based vaccination records and hypothetical cost savings due to avoidance of re-vaccinating children | David W. Brown | 2014 | Journal article | English |
How Should Home-Based Maternal and Child Health Records Be Implemented? A Global Framework Analysis | Elena T. Broaddus-Shea, Sruthi Mahadevan | | Journal article | English |
Maternal and Child Health Handbook use for maternal and child care: a cluster randomized controlled study in rural Java, Indonesia | OSAKI K et al | 2018 | Journal article | English |
Nurses’ monitoring of the Road to Health Chart at primary healthcare level in Makhado, Limpopo province | Kitenge et al | 2013 | Journal article | English |
Occurrence of home-based record stock-outs-A quiet problem for national immunization programmes continues | David W. Brown, Marta Gacic-Dobo | | Journal article | English |
Reported National Level Stock-Outs of Home-Based Records—A Quiet Problem for Immunization Programmes That Needs Attention | David W. Brown, Marta Gacic-Dobo | | Journal article | English |
Results from a survey of national immunization programmes on home-based vaccination record practices in 2013 | Young SL et al. | 2015 | Journal article | English |
Revitalizing the Home-based Record: Reflections from an Innovative South-South Exchange for Optimizing the Quality, Availability and Use of Home-based Records in Immunization Systems | Andreas Hasman, Anna Rapp, David W. Brown | | Journal article | English |
The new Road to Health Booklet demands a paradigm shift | Slemming et al | 2018 | Journal article | English |
The role of home-based records in the establishment of a continuum of care for mothers- newborns- and children in Indonesia. | Keiko Osaki, Tomoko Hattori | | Journal article | English |
The Use Of The Road To Health Card In Monitoring Child Health | Tarwa et al | 2007 | Journal article | English |
Understanding women’s, caregivers’, and providers’ experiences with home-based records: A systematic review of qualitative studies | Chinedu Oraka, Jennifer McWhirter, Kevin Pottie, Olivia Magwood, Ruh Afza, Sandy Oliver, Victoire Kpadé | 2018 | Journal article | English |
Where Do We Go From Here? Defining an Agenda for Home-Based Records Research and Action Considering the 2018 WHO Guidelines | David W. Brown, Lora Shimp, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch | | Journal article | English |