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. 2021 Jul 6;16(7):e0254102. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254102

Table 3. Factors associated with screen time.

Children aged 24–60 months Children aged 6–23 months
S no Background variable Excess ST N (%) Normal ST N (%) OR 95% CI p Excess ST N (%) Nil ST N (%) OR 95% CI p
1 Place of residence
Rural 158(69) 71 (31) 0.69 0.47–1.02 0.66 28 (30.1) 65 (69.9) 0.83 0.45–1.51 0.53
Urban 224 (76.2) 70 (23.8) 35 (34.3) 67 (65.7)
2 Gender
Male 194 (74.6) 66 (25.4) 1.17 0.8–1.73 0.42 30 (30.6) 68 (69.4) 0.86 0.47–1.56 0.611
Female 188 (71.5) 75 (23.8) 33 (34) 64 (66)
3 Birth order
1 222 (72.5) 84 (27.5) 0.94 0.64–1.3 0.764 43 (38.7) 68 (61.3) 2.02 1.08–3.8 0.029
2 or more 160 (73.7) 57 (26.3) 20 (23.8) 64 (76.2)
4 Going to balwadi/playschool
Yes 256 (76.9) 77 (23.1) 1.69 1.1–2.5 0.009
No 126 (66.3) 64 (33.7)
5 Type of family
Nuclear 245 (73.1) 90 (26.9) 1.01 0.68–1.52 0.94 36 (34.3) 69 (65.7) 1.22 0.67–2.23 0.523
Extended/joint 137 (72.9) 51 (27.1) 27 (30) 63 (70)
6 Modified BG prasad’s SES
Class 1 69 (69.7) 30 (30.3) 0.49 13 (40.6) 19 (59.4) 0.55
Class 2 127 (76) 40 (24) 21 (34.4) 40 (65.6)
Class 3 120 (74.5) 41 (25.5) 21 (30) 49 (70)
Class 4 &5 66 (68.8) 30 (31.2) 8 (25) 24 (75)
7 Mother’s education
Middle school and above 365 (72.6) 138 (27.4) 0.47 0.14–1.62 0.21 63 (33) 128 (67) 0.67 0.61–0.74 0.163
Primary or below 17 (85) 3 (15) 0 (0) 4 (100)
8 Mothers screen time
>2 hours 273 (83) 56 (170) 2.45 1.83–3.28 0.000 74 (69.2) 33 (30.8) 1.62 1.14–2.31 0.006
<2 hours 113 (58.2) 81 (41.8) 44 (50) 44 (50)
8 Screens used at bedtime
Yes 150 (96.2) 6 (3.8) 14.5 6.3–33.8 0.000 1 (25) 3 (75) 0.69 0.07–6.80 0.044
No 232 (63.2) 135 (36.8) 5 62 (32.5) 129 (67.5)