Table 2. Population prevalence of development delay by Ages and Stages Questionnaire domain, child age, and child sex in Ceará, Brazil.
| Communication | Gross motor | Fine motor | Problem-solving | Personal-social | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total N | N% (95% CI) | N% (95% CI) | N% (95% CI) | N% (95% CI) | N% (95% CI) | ||
| All children 2 to 66 months of age | |||||||
| All | 3284 | 2.0% (1.6–2.7) | 3.8% (3.2–4.6) | 2.7% (2.2–3.5) | 2.8% (2.3–3.5) | 2.5% (2.0–3.2) | |
| Male | 1652 | 2.6% (1.9–3.5)* | 4.8% (3.9–6.0)* | 3.1% (2.4–4.1) | 3.1% (2.4–4.1) | 3.2% (2.4–4.2)* | |
| Female | 1632 | 1.5% (0.9–2.3)* | 2.8% (2.0–3.7)* | 2.4% (1.7–3.4) | 2.5% (1.8–3.4) | 1.8% (1.2–2.8)* | |
| 0 to 24 months | |||||||
| All | 1413 | 1.3% (0.8–2.1) | 3.4% (2.6–4.6) | 1.1% (0.6–1.8) | 1.7% (1.2–2.6) | 0.8% (0.5–1.4) | |
| Male | 710 | 1.2% (0.6–2.3) | 3.3% (2.1–5) | 0.9% (0.4–1.9) | 2.4% (1.5–3.9)* | 0.3% (0.1–1.2)* | |
| Female | 713 | 1.3% (0.6–3) | 3.6% (2.5–5.2) | 1.3% (0.7–2.4) | 1% (0.5–2.1)* | 1.3% (0.7–2.5)* | |
| 24 to 36 months | |||||||
| All | 645 | 2.4% (1.4–3.9) | 2.5% (1.4–4.4) | 0.5% (0.2–1.5) | 1.4% (0.8–2.7) | 2.7% (1.7–4.3) | |
| Male | 331 | 3.7% (2.1–6.5)* | 2.2% (1–4.9) | 1% (0.3–2.8) | 1.6% (0.7–3.6) | 4.3% (2.5–7.2)* | |
| Female | 314 | 1.0% (0.4–2.9)* | 2.9% (1.5–5.7) | 0.0% (0–0) | 1.3% (0.5–3.4) | 1.0% (0.4–3)* | |
| 36 to 66 months¶ | |||||||
| All | 1226 | 2.9% (2.2–3.9) | 5% (3.9–6.4) | 5.9% (4.6–7.6) | 4.9% (3.8–6.5) | 4.5% (3.5–6) | |
| Male | 611 | 3.8% (2.6–5.5) | 8.2% (6.3–10.7)* | 6.9% (5.1–9.3) | 5.0% (3.5–7) | 6.1% (4.4–8.5)* | |
| Female | 615 | 2.0% (1.2–3.4) | 1.8% (1.1–3.2)* | 4.9% (3.4–7.2) | 4.9% (3.4–7.1) | 3% (1.9–4.7)* | |
* Statistically significant difference between males and females (p value lower than 0.05).
¶All were statistically significant difference in combined group by age (0–36 and 36–66 months).