Development of toddlers health informatics using android application / by Vince Randle B. Panaligan and Jestoni C. Salonga.

Thesis (BS Information Technology) Cavite State University

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Engineering and Information Technology (CEIT)

PANALIGAN, VINCE RANDLE B. and SALONGA, JESTONI C. Development of Toddlers Health Informatics using Android Application. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. April 2015. Adviser: Mr. Marlon R. Perena and Nenita B. Panaligan, RN.

This study aimed to develop a system that will help mothers in the community to monitor their child’s development and keep track of the child’s nutritional status, immunization status, as well as vaccination, care, and feeding requirements. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Department of Health (DOH) endorses the application of informatics as one of the strategies for achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 - reducing child mortality, which is a current global problem. The MDG 4, which has for its goal the reduction of child mortality is the probability of dying between birth and the fifth birthday among children. The research was conducted at the Rural Health Unit of Poblacion Barangay 4, Indang, Cavite from June 2014 to January 2015.

Assessment on the existing problems in the operation of Indang Municipal Rural Health Unit was identified through conducted interviews among its health personnel after seeking approval from the Municipal Health Officer. Fishbone diagram was used to prioritize the intervention for Toddler’s Health Information development using Java programming language, Eclipse and the Android Software Development Kit (SDK) as the development tools for the application. The following were the machine specifications that the proponents used to develop the system: Windows 8 64-bit Operating System, 6GB RAM, 500 GB of Hard Disk Space and Intel Core i5-3230M CPU @2.60GHz(4CPUs)~3.2GHz turbo boost. Extensive literature search from WHO and DOH standards and guidelines were adapted in the entry of information about toddler recommended weight for age, growth charts for children under five, vaccination schedules and protocols, age-specific feeding requirements for toddlers, and care for developments.

To determine the acceptability level based on software quality attributes, the proponents conducted an evaluation with thirty mothers in selected barangays of Indang, Cavite. The system was evaluated through the following criteria: functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and portability using the rating from 5-excellent, 4-very good, 3-good, 2-fair and 1-poor.

The results showed that in terms of the over-all evaluation of the respondents, all criteria obtained “excellent” ratings in all of the indicators specified in the evaluation instrument. The android application was proven by the respondents to be excellently and properly working according to its functional requirements. For further enhancement of the application the proponents recommended to: include health information about care for birth until 1 year old infant, with food recommendations and vaccines; include alert and notification regarding the possible vaccines; and to develop a graphical calendar presentation of vaccinations completed by the toddlers.

Submitted copy to the University Library. 02/14/2017 T-6283