Table 3.
Frequency of categorical outcomes per day.a
| Outcome | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | |
| Taking care of the child, n (%) | ||||||||
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TSb | 36 (97) | 37 (95) | 37 (97) | 32 (97) | 31 (100) | 25 (89) | 24 (92) |
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Cc | 17 (47) | 18 (49) | 18 (49) | 17 (53) | 16 (52) | 12 (48) | 10 (42) |
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Id | 19 (53) | 19 (51) | 19 (51) | 15 (47) | 15 (48) | 13 (52) | 14 (58) |
| Reading or showing a book to the child, n (%) | ||||||||
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TS | 4 (11) | 6 (16) | 5 (14) | 7 (22) | 8 (26) | 5 (20) | 6 (25) |
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C | 1 (25) | 2 (33) | 2 (40) | 3 (43) | 3 (38) | 0 | 2 (33) |
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I | 3 (75) | 4 (67) | 3 (60) | 4 (57) | 5 (63) | 5 (100) | 4 (67) |
| Telling stories or singing to the child, n (%) | ||||||||
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TS | 19 (53) | 23 (62) | 18 (49) | 12 (38) | 14 (45) | 12 (48) | 11 (46) |
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C | 7 (37) | 8 (35) | 8 (44) | 6 (50) | 6 (43) | 3 (25) | 4 (36) |
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I | 12 (63) | 15 (65) | 10 (56) | 6 (50) | 8 (57) | 9 (75) | 7 (64) |
| Going out or for a stroll with the child, n (%) | ||||||||
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TS | 29 (81) | 18 (49) | 23 (62) | 20 (63) | 23 (74) | 12 (48) | 12 (50) |
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C | 16 (55) | 8 (44) | 14 (61) | 12 (60) | 12 (52) | 4 (33) | 3 (25) |
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I | 13 (45) | 10 (56) | 9 (39) | 8 (40) | 11 (48) | 8 (67) | 9 (75) |
| Playing with the child, n (%) | ||||||||
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TS | 36 (100) | 33 (89) | 35 (46) | 31 (97) | 29 (94) | 20 (80) | 20 (83) |
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C | 17 (47) | 15 (45) | 17 (49) | 16 (52) | 15 (52) | 9 (45) | 8 (40) |
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I | 19 (53) | 18 (53) | 18 (51) | 15 (48) | 14 (48) | 11 (55) | 12 (60) |
| Talking to the child, n (%) | ||||||||
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TS | 36 (100) | 37 (100) | 36 (97) | 31 (97) | 30 (97) | 23 (92) | 19 (79) |
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C | 17 (47) | 18 (49) | 17 (47) | 16 (52) | 15 (50) | 10 (44) | 7 (37) |
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I | 19 (53) | 19 (51) | 19 (53) | 15 (48) | 15 (50) | 13 (57) | 12 (63) |
| Eating/ having meals with the child, n (%) | ||||||||
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TS | 34 (94) | 34 (92) | 32 (89) | 29 (91) | 30 (97) | 22 (88) | 20 (83) |
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C | 17 (50) | 17 (50) | 15 (47) | 16 (55) | 16 (53) | 10 (46) | 8 (40) |
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I | 17 (50) | 17 (50) | 17 (53) | 13 (45) | 14 (47) | 12 (55) | 12 (60) |
| Physical contact with the child, n (%) | ||||||||
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TS | 36 (100) | 37 (100) | 36 (100) | 32 (100) | 31 (100) | 24 (96) | 23 (96) |
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C | 17 (47) | 18 (49) | 17 (47) | 17 (53) | 16 (52) | 11 (46) | 9 (39) |
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I | 19 (53) | 19 (51) | 19 (53) | 15 (47) | 15 (48) | 13 (54) | 14 (61) |
aSample size varied for different categories and days due to nonresponses, ranging from 10 to 18 and from 13 to 21 in the control and intervention group, respectively.
bTS: total sample.
cC: control group.
dI: intervention group.