Table 2.
Distribution of children according to their age groups and developmental delays in different domains
| Domains | Age groups (in months) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-4 (n=29) | 4-6 (n=38) | 6-9 (n=46) | 9-12 (n=37) | 12-15 (n=35) | 15-18 (n=34) | 18-24 (n=38) | 24-30 (n=43) | ≥30-≤72 (n=150) | Total | |
| Gross motor (n=450) | ||||||||||
| No delay | 26 (6.1) [89.7] | 37 (8.7) [97.4] | 45 (10.6) [97.8] | 36 (8.5) [97.3] | 34 (8.0) [97.1] | 32 (7.5) [94.1] | 38 (8.9) [100.0] | 43 (10.1) [100.0] | 135 (31.7) [90.0] | 426 [94.7] |
| Delay | 3 (12.5) [10.3] | 1 (4.2) [2.6] | 1 (4.2) [2.2] | 1 (4.2) [2.7] | 1 (4.2) [2.9] | 2 (8.3) [5.9] | 0 (0.0) [0.0] | 0 (0.0) [0.0] | 15 (62.5) [10.0] | 24 [5.3] |
| Fine motor (n=300) | ||||||||||
| No delay | 28 (9.9) [96.6] | 34 (12.0) [89.5] | 46 (16.2) [100.0] | 35 (12.3) [94.6] | 33 (11.6) 9[4.3] | 32 (11.3) [94.1] | 34 (12.0) [89.5] | 42 (14.8) [97.7] | NA* | 284 [94.7] |
| Delay | 1 (6.3) [3.4] | 4 (25.0) [10.5] | 0 (0.0) [0.0] | 2 (12.5) [5.4] | 2 (12.5) [5.7] | 2 (12.5) [5.9] | 4 (25.0) [10.5] | 1 (6.3) [2.3] | 16 [5.3] | |
| Hearing (n=407) | ||||||||||
| No delay | 28 (7.3) [96.6] | 38 (10.0) [100.0] | 45 (11.8) [97.8] | 34 (8.9) [91.9] | 29 (7.6) [82.9] | 31 (8.1) [91.2] | 29 (7.6) [76.3] | NA* | 147 (38.6) [98.0] | 381 [93.6] |
| Delay | 1 (3.8) [3.4] | 0 (0.0) [0.0] | 1 (3.8) [2.2] | 3 (11.5) [8.1] | 6 (23.1) [17.1] | 3 (11.5) [8.8] | 9 (34.6) [23.7] | 3 (11.5) [2.0] | 26 [6.4] | |
| Speech (n=450) | ||||||||||
| No delay | 26 (6.4) [89.7] | 37 (9.1) [97.4] | 39 (9.6) [84.8] | 36 (8.8) [97.3] | 33 (8.1) [94.3] | 29 (7.1) [85.3] | 32 (7.9) [84.2] | 42 (10.3) [97.7] | 133 (32.7) [88.7] | 407 [90.4] |
| Delay | 3 (7.0) [10.3] | 1 (2.3) [2.6] | 7 (16.3) [15.2] | 1 (2.3) [2.7] | 2 (4.7) [5.7] | 5 (11.6) [14.7] | 6 (14.0) [15.8] | 1 (2.3) [2.3] | 17 (39.5) [11.3] | 43 [9.6] |
| Vision (n=300) | ||||||||||
| No delay | 29 (9.9) [100.0] | 38 (12.9) [100.0] | 43 (14.6) [93.5] | 36 (12.2) [97.3] | NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* | 148 (50.3) [98.7] | 294 [98.0] |
| Delay | 0 (0.0) [0.0] | 0 (0.0) [0.0] | 3 (50.0) [6.5] | 1 (16.7) [2.7] | 2 (33.3) [1.3] | 6 [2.0] | ||||
| Social (n=190) | ||||||||||
| No delay | 27 (15.6) [93.1] | NA* | 42 (24.3) [91.3] | 34 (19.7) [91.9] | 27 (15.6) [77.1] | NA* | NA* | 43 (24.9) [100.0] | NA* | 173 [91.1] |
| Delay | 2 (11.8) [6.9] | 4 (23.5) [8.7] | 3 (17.6) [8.1] | 8 (47.1) [22.9] | 0 (0.0) [0.0] | 17 [8.9] | ||||
| Cognition (n=421) | ||||||||||
| No delay | NA* | 35 (10.4) [92.1] | 45 (13.4) [97.8] | 33 (9.8) [89.2] | 26 (7.7) [74.3] | 30 (8.9) [88.2] | 29 (8.6) [76.3] | 41 (12.2) [95.3] | 98 (29.1) [65.3] | 337 [80.0] |
| Delay | NA* | 3 (3.6) [7.9] | 1 (1.2) [2.2] | 4 (4.8) [10.8] | 9 (10.7) [25.7] | 4 (4.8) [11.8] | 9 (10.7) [23.7] | 2 (2.4) [4.7] | 52 (61.9) [34.7] | 84 [20.0] |
*RBSK screening tool for developmental delays does not have any question pertaining to the following domain in particular age group. ()=Parentheses show row percentages, []=Parentheses show column percentages. NA=Not applicable, RBSK=Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram