The Benefits and Challenges of Paper Handheld Maternal Record in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review

Authors

  • Siti Aishah Sanef Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Rosnah Sutan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Mohd Rizal Abdul Manaf Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Keywords:

Home-Based Record, Paper Handheld Record, Service Utilization, Knowledge, Southeast Asia

Abstract

Background: Home-based maternal records were first designed for better monitoring during pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period. There are various studies that reported on the benefits of paper handheld record for mothers in across regions. However, majority of the studies on paper handheld record or home-based record were mainly addressing the benefit and very scare on the challenges faced by the users. This study aims to evaluate the benefits and challenges of the maternal paper handheld to users particularly to mothers and healthcare providers in Southeast Asia (SEA) region.

Methods: Articles were searched from Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed using relevant keywords based on the review topic. Based on PRISMA guidelines, the search results were then screened based on inclusion criteria: published between 2012 and 2021in English language, available in full text, open access, and conducted in Southeast Asia. Six articles were included in the final analysis, which were also appraised for their quality.

 

Results: There are six articles included in this review. Majority of the studies highlighted the benefits of paper handheld records to mothers. Upon further analysis, there are three major themes emerged from the outcome namely mother’s knowledge, maternal health service utilization and breastfeeding practice. Only one study reported on the challenges faced by mothers and care provider while utilising the paper handheld record.

 

Conclusions: The paper handheld maternal record implementation in SEA exhibited great positive impact to the mothers in terms of knowledge, maternal health service utilization and breastfeeding practice. Nonetheless, it is quite difficult to find studies that addressed the challenges faced by the users in SEA region. It would be best to understand the challenges faced regionally or even locally to make improvement of the maternal health service as it needs to be comprehensive and suited with the local context.

Author Biographies

Rosnah Sutan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Malaysia

Mohd Rizal Abdul Manaf, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Malaysia

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Published

2023-09-12

How to Cite

Sanef, S. A., Sutan, R., & Abdul Manaf, M. R. (2023). The Benefits and Challenges of Paper Handheld Maternal Record in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Public Health Research, 13(2). Retrieved from https://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr/article/view/418

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2023): International Journal of Public Health Research

Section

Review Article

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