Table 1.
Children with “Delay-Suspicious” development level according to various characteristics of them.
| Characteristics | Count | Col.% | GD | LCD | FMD | GMD | SSD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 38% | n = 27% | n = 88% | n = 33% | n = 38% | ||||
| Sex | Girls | 87 | 58.0 | 23.0 | 19.5 | 55.2 | 21.8 | 14.9 |
| Boys | 63 | 42.0 | 28.6 | 15.9 | 63.5 | 22.2 | 39.7 | |
| Children age groups (month) | 28–36 | 41 | 27.3 | 17.1 | 9.8 | 41.5 | 7.3 | 26.8 |
| 37–48 | 62 | 41.3 | 27.4 | 16.1 | 66.1 | 30.6 | 22.6 | |
| ≥ 49 | 47 | 31.3 | 29.8 | 27.7 | 63.8 | 23.4 | 27.7 | |
| Interval between pregnancies (year) | First pregnancy | 67 | 44.7 | 19.4 | 13.4 | 56.7 | 17.9 | 23.9 |
| ≤ 2 | 21 | 14.0 | 28.6 | 23.8 | 42.9 | 19.0 | 9.5 | |
| 3–5 | 27 | 18.0 | 14.8 | 7.4 | 44.4 | 18.5 | 14.8 | |
| > 5 | 35 | 23.3 | 42.9 | 31.4 | 82.9 | 34.3 | 45.7 | |
| Gestational age (weeks) | < 37 | 14 | 9.3 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 50.0 | 21.4 | 35.7 |
| 37–39 | 88 | 58.7 | 27.3 | 18.2 | 60.2 | 25.0 | 22.7 | |
| ≥ 40 | 48 | 32.0 | 25.0 | 20.8 | 58.3 | 16.7 | 27.1 | |
| Birth weight (gram) | < 2500 | 17 | 11.3 | 29.4 | 11.8 | 58.8 | 35.3 | 29.4 |
| 2500–2999 | 34 | 22.7 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 64.7 | 26.5 | 26.5 | |
| 3000–3499 | 59 | 39.3 | 25.4 | 11.9 | 54.2 | 20.3 | 25.4 | |
| ≥ 3500 | 40 | 26.7 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 60.0 | 15.0 | 22.5 | |
| Type of birth | Normal | 69 | 46.0 | 33.3 | 24.6 | 62.3 | 26.1 | 21.7 |
| Cesarean section | 81 | 54.0 | 18.5 | 12.3 | 55.6 | 18.5 | 28.4 | |
| Wanting to be pregnant | Desired pregnancy | 128 | 85.3 | 23.4 | 18.8 | 57.8 | 21.1 | 25.0 |
| Unwanted pregnancy | 22 | 14.7 | 36.4 | 13.6 | 63.6 | 27.3 | 27.3 | |
| Breastfeeding duration (months) | < 6 | 30 | 20.1 | 26.7 | 23.3 | 46.7 | 16.7 | 23.3 |
| 6–11 | 22 | 14.8 | 45.5 | 27.3 | 68.2 | 27.3 | 36.4 | |
| 12–23 | 32 | 21.5 | 18.8 | 12.5 | 68.8 | 28.1 | 25.0 | |
| ≥ 24 | 65 | 43.6 | 21.5 | 15.4 | 56.9 | 20.0 | 23.1 | |
| Time to start walking (months) | < 12 | 47 | 31.3 | 25.5 | 14.9 | 55.3 | 21.3 | 17.0 |
| 12–14 | 79 | 52.7 | 21.5 | 16.5 | 58.2 | 17.7 | 29.1 | |
| ≥ 15 | 24 | 16.0 | 37.5 | 29.2 | 66.7 | 37.5 | 29.2 | |
| Child's developmental level by family | Better than its peers | 87 | 58.0 | 19.5 | 13.8 | 57.5 | 21.8 | 19.5 |
| Same as their peers | 54 | 36.0 | 29.6 | 20.4 | 63.0 | 24.1 | 31.5 | |
| Backward than their peers | 9 | 6.0 | 55.6 | 44.4 | 44.4 | 11.1 | 44.4 | |
| Total | 150 | 100.0 | 25.3 | 18.0 | 58.7 | 22.0 | 25.3 | |
| Type of activity at home in the pandemic | Gaming with siblings | 23 | 15.3 | 30.4 | 17.4 | 65.2 | 30.4 | 21.7 |
| Indoor activities | 102 | 68.0 | 23.5 | 14.7 | 54.9 | 18.6 | 29.4 | |
| Other | 25 | 16.7 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 68.0 | 28.0 | 12.0 | |
| Screen time in pandemic (hours) | ≤ 2 | 73 | 48.7 | 20.5 | 15.1 | 52.1 | 16.4 | 19.2 |
| 3–4 | 50 | 33.3 | 28.0 | 20.0 | 62.0 | 24.0 | 40.0 | |
| ≥ 5 | 27 | 18.0 | 33.3 | 22.2 | 70.4 | 33.3 | 14.8 | |
| Going to daycare in the pandemic | Not gone | 140 | 93.3 | 25.7 | 17.9 | 59.3 | 22.9 | 25.7 |
| Gone | 10 | 6.7 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | |
| Currently going to daycare | No | 120 | 80.0 | 25.8 | 18.3 | 59.2 | 22.5 | 24.2 |
| Yes | 30 | 20.0 | 23.3 | 16.7 | 56.7 | 20.0 | 30.0 | |
| Playing at home in the pandemic | No | 14 | 9.3 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 57.1 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Yes | 136 | 90.7 | 25.7 | 17.6 | 58.8 | 22.8 | 26.5 | |
| Playing around the building in the pandemic | No | 135 | 90.0 | 25.2 | 17.0 | 59.3 | 22.2 | 27.4 |
| Yes | 15 | 10.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 53.3 | 20.0 | 6.7 | |
| Playing games in the village/garden in the pandemic | No | 131 | 87.3 | 25.2 | 16.8 | 60.3 | 22.1 | 26.7 |
| Yes | 19 | 12.7 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 47.4 | 21.1 | 15.8 | |
| Total | 150 | 100.0 | 25.3 | 18.0 | 58.7 | 22.0 | 25.3 | |
GD: general development; LCD: language-cognitive development; FMD: fine motor development; GMD: gross motor development; SSD: social skills-self-care development.