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Correspondence analysis to evaluate information records of the risk newborns

This study aimed to analyze the quality of the information of the infants enrolled in the program for monitoring the high-risk newborns in the different information systems - Cross-sectional study, quantitative analysis. As source of information the following forms and charts were used: Monitoring the Newborn, Forms A and C of the Information System of Primary Care and the charts of 505 children at risk in 23 Basic Health Units (UBS) were evaluated. The data were analyzed by Correspondence Analysis and Hierarchical Classification Ascendant. The positive points got refer to how records are adequate, highlighting that the quality of the activities logs/records was adequate at 30% of UBS, suggesting training and professional development of physicians and nurses with referrals to services and assistance programs, and complete records of routine home visits.

Infant, newborn; Multivariate analysis; Information systems; Community health nursing


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