Prevalence and factors associated with child health record book utilization among parents attending government health clinics in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

Siti Hafsah Abdul Halim Nor Afiah Mohd Zulkefli

Published in: Child: care, health and development (2021)

The prevalence of child health record book utilization was low at 36.1% but difficult to compare with other studies. Based on the findings, improving the parents' knowledge of the book and general child health, particularly among younger parents with lower educational levels, and delivering the book to institutions outside government hospitals might be useful to increase the utilization.

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