Table 2.
Characteristics of children who had a referral compared to those who did not, among children screened at high risk of developmental problems (Path A)
| Characteristic |
Referral N = 37 n (%) |
No referral N = 49 n (%) |
p-value |
| Age ≥ 3 years | 22 (59) | 34 (61) | 0.339 |
| Born preterm | 5 (15) | 0 (0) | 0.006 |
| Male | 28 (76) | 32 (65) | 0.300 |
| Child has regular family doctor | 34 (92) | 43 (88) | 0.726 |
| Child has had routine health exam | 34 (92) | 46 (94) | 1.000 |
| Child's immunization shots are up to date | 35 (95) | 44 (90) | 0.694 |
| Child has had ear infections prior to age 2 | 24 (65) | 22 (45) | 0.066 |
| Child has had hearing tested | 26 (70) | 15 (31) | <0.001 |
| Child has vision problems | 4 (11) | 0 (0) | 0.031 |
| Child's current general health* | |||
| Excellent/Good | 28 (76) | 45 (92) | 0.065 |
| Fair/Poor/Terrible | 9 (24) | 4 (8) | |
| Compared to 1 year ago, child's health is: | |||
| About the same | 17 (46) | 32 (65) | 0.191 |
| Better | 18 (49) | 16 (33) | |
| Worse | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | |
| Child has/had congenital abnormality | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 0.575 |
| Child has/had chronic breathing problems | 6 (16) | 4 (8) | 0.249 |
| Child has/had allergies | 6 (16) | 3 (6) | 0.165 |
| Child has/had eczema or psoriasis | 7 (19) | 14 (29) | 0.302 |
| Child has/had sleep problems | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 0.430 |
| Low parenting morale | 7 (19) | 8 (16) | 0.754 |
| Hostile/Ineffective parenting (cut at 10th percentile) | 4 (11) | 13 (27) | 0.101 |
Note: Denominator varies due to missing data