Table 2. Suspected delay in neuropsychomotor development according to socioeconomic, demographic, and family environment characteristics (n=213).
| No (n=186) | Yes (n=27) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Maternal age | ≤19 years | 30 (78.9) | 8 (21.1) |
| >19 years | 156 (89.1) | 19 (10.9) | |
| Ethnicity | White | 45 (88.2) | 6 (11.8) |
| Non-white | 141 (87.1) | 21 (12.3) | |
| Has a partner | No | 24 (85.7) | 4 (14.3) |
| Yes | 162 (87.6) | 23 (12.4) | |
| Schooling | ≤8 years | 26 (81.3) | 6 (18.7) |
| >8 years | 160 (88.4) | 21 (11.6) | |
| Paid work | No | 136 (86.1) | 22 (13.9) |
| Yes | 50 (90.9) | 5 (9.1) | |
| Per capita income | ≤0.5 MW | 127 (86.4) | 20 (13.6) |
| >0.5 MW | 59 (89.4) | 7 (10.6) | |
| Socioeconomic class | A and B | 49 (89.1) | 6 (10.9) |
| C, D, and E | 137 (86.7) | 21 (13.3) | |
| Child’s age (in months) | 1-12 | 125 (91.9) | 11 (8.1) |
| 12-24 | 61 (79.2) | 16 (20.8) | |
| Exposure to cigarettes | No | 157 (88.2) | 21 (11.8) |
| Yes | 29 (82.9) | 6 (17.1) | |
| Alcohol and/or drugs | No | 178 (87.3) | 26 (12.7) |
| Yes | 8 (88.9) | 1 (11.1) | |
| Domestic violence | No | 175 (87.5) | 25 (12.5) |
| Yes | 11 (84.6) | 2 (15.4) | |
| Food insecurity | No | 151 (88.3) | 20 (11.7) |
| Yes | 35 (83.3) | 7 (16.7) | |
| Maternal depression | No | 167 (87.0) | 25 (13.0) |
| Yes | 19 (90.5) | 2 (9.5) | |
| Parents’ concerns | No | 72 (87.8) | 10 (12.2) |
| Yes | 114 (87.0) | 17 (13.0) | |
| Reads for the child | No | 135 (87.1) | 20 (12.9) |
| Yes | 51 (87.9) | 7 (12.1) | |
MW: minimum wage.