Table 7 Characteristics of children who completed the CREDI home visit (n = 2481) stratified by those who completed the clinic visit (n = 1036) versus those who did not complete the clinic visit (n = 1445)
From: Development and validation of an early childhood development scale for use in low-resourced settings
Completed clinic visit Mean ± SD or frequency (%) | Did not complete clinic visit Mean ± SD or frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Family characteristics | ||
Maternal age at birth (years) | 26.3 ± 7.2 | 26.0 ± 7.2 |
Maternal education | ||
No school | 53 (5.2) | 60 (4.2) |
Primary school | 888 (85.7) | 1250 (86.5) |
Secondary plus | 72 (7.1) | 109 (7.5) |
Wealth Quintile | ||
Q1 (Poorest) | 142 (13.7) | 159 (11.0) |
Q2 | 182 (17.6) | 232 (16.1) |
Q3 | 152 (14.6) | 219 (15.2) |
Q4 | 229 (22.1) | 309 (21.4) |
Q5 (Richest) | 297 (28.7) | 466 (32.2) |
Child characteristics | ||
Female | 492 (47.5) | 639 (44.2) |
Firstborn | 276 (30.0) | 406 (28.1) |
Low birth weight (<2500 g) | 176 (17.0) | 235 (16.3) |
Preterm (<37 weeks) | 95 (17.8) | 102 (13.6) |
Improved water | 971 (93.9) | 1393 (96.4) |
Flush toilet | 262 (25.3) | 366 (25.3) |