Table 1. Individual characteristics of children with inadequate and adequate early childhood development.
| Characteristics | Early childhood development [% (95%CI)] | p-value | Total [% (95%CI)] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inadequate | Adequate | |||
| Total [n (%)] | 484 (17.44) | 1,861 (82.56) | 2,345 (100.00) | |
| Functional difficulties | ||||
| No | 17.14 (14.07; 20.70) | 82.86 (79.30; 85.93) | < 0.001 | 98.70 (98.06; 99.13) |
| Yes | 40.22 (26.07; 56.20) | 59.78 (43.80; 73.93) | 1.30 (0.87; 1.94) | |
| Maternal education | ||||
| Elementary or less | 21.72 (16.9; 27.46) | 78.28 (72.54; 83.10) | 0.012 | 16.44 (13.49; 19.89) |
| Middle school | 21.23 (17.3; 25.78) | 78.71 (73.12; 83.40) | 41.61 (35.29; 48.22) | |
| High school | 16.49 (13.5; 19.98) | 84.78 (81.02; 87.90) | 22.59 (18.64; 27.11) | |
| Higher education | 8.30 (4.14; 15.97) | 91.91 (82.58; 96.46) | 19.35 (10.28; 25.94) | |
| Household wealth quintiles | ||||
| Very poor | 22.22 (16.84; 28.72) | 77.78 (71.28; 83.16) | 0.197 | 15.30 (12.49; 19.38) |
| Poor | 18.41 (14.73; 22.76) | 81.59 (77.24; 85.27) | 24.30 (19.92; 29.30) | |
| Middle | 19.24 (11.89; 29.59) | 80.76 (70.41; 88.11) | 22.66 (18.30; 27.69) | |
| Wealthy | 17.61 (12.37; 24.46) | 82.39 (75.54; 87.63) | 19.49 (15.63; 24.03) | |
| Very wealthy | 9.48 (4.31; 19.59) | 90.52 (80.41; 95.69) | 17.93 (9.65; 30.88) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Boys | 22.75 (19.86; 25.93) | 77.25 (77.25; 77.25) | 0.005 | 43.59 (37.18; 50.21) |
| Girls | 13.33 (9.20; 18.93) | 86.67 (81.07; 90.80) | 56.41 (49.79; 62.82) | |
| Indigenous origin | 17.50 (13.71; 22.07) | 82.50 (77.93; 86.29) | ||
| No | 17.23 (13.70; 21.44) | 82.77 (78.56; 86.30) | 0.928 | 76.73 (71.93; 80.93) |
| Yes | 17.50 (13.71; 22.07) | 82.50 (77.93; 86.29) | 23.27 (19.07; 28.07) | |
| Area | ||||
| Urban | 16.92 (13.39; 21.15) | 83.08 (78.85; 86.61) | 0.321 | 81.82 (75.86; 86.57) |
| Rural | 19.76 (15.99; 24.18) | 80.24 (75.82; 84.01) | 18.18 (13.43; 24.14) | |
| Domestic violence | ||||
| No | 14.64 (11.27; 18.82) | 85.36 (81.18; 88.73) | 0.206 | 32.69 (27.59; 38.24) |
| Yes | 18.79 (14.37; 24.19) | 81.21 (75.81; 85.63) | 67.31 (61.76; 72.41) | |
| Maternal age (years) [mean (SD)] | 28.27 (7.28) | 29.93 (6.40) | 0.011 | 29.64 (6.59) |
| Children age (months) [mean (SD)] | 45.71 (7.85) | 49.35 (6.75) | < 0.001 | 48.71 (7.08) |
95%CI: 95% confidence interval; SD: standard deviation.