Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the quantitative pilot sample
From: Development and validation of an early childhood development scale for use in low-resourced settings
N | Mean/% | SD | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CREDI a | |||||
Total score (n = 44 items) | 2481 | 0.64 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.98 |
Motor (n = 5 items) | 2481 | 0.63 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Cognitive (n = 19 items) | 2481 | 0.64 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Socioemotional (n = 20 items) | 2481 | 0.64 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.00 |
Bayley Scales of Infant Development-III | |||||
BSID Cognitive | 959 | 60.50 | 8.67 | 30 | 81 |
BSID Receptive Communication | 950 | 25.78 | 7.00 | 5 | 42 |
BSID Expressive Communication | 947 | 30.06 | 8.58 | 3 | 46 |
BSID Fine Motor | 955 | 40.56 | 6.55 | 12 | 62 |
BSID Gross Motor | 960 | 57.00 | 5.56 | 34 | 70 |
BSID BOI—Caregiver | 1033 | 1.51 | 0.35 | 0 | 2 |
BSID BOI—Assessor | 1033 | 1.56 | 0.25 | 0 | 2 |
Child and family characteristics | |||||
Child female | 2481 | 45.6% | |||
Child age (months) | 2481 | 27.07 | 6.08 | 17.03 | 37.08 |
Child height-for-age z-score | 2177 | −1.82 | 1.28 | −5.99 | 4.94 |
Child stunted (HAZ < −2) | 2177 | 43.3% | |||
Child any disability | 2481 | 1.9% | |||
Proportion of stimulation activities conducted (out of 6) | 2480 | 0.49 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Maternal educ—No school | 2481 | 4.6% | |||
Maternal educ—Primary school | 2481 | 86.2% | |||
Maternal educ—Secondary school | 2481 | 7.3% | |||