Table 2.
Sociodemographic and Epidemiological characteristics of the surveyed children regarding Developmental delays
| Socio-demographic parameters | Surveyed children N = 41,640 N (%) |
Healthy children N = 38,862 (93.3%) |
Children with any DDs n = 2778 (6.7%) |
OR (CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locality (Urban/Rural) | ||||
| Urban | 19,422 (46.6%) | 17,935 | 1291 |
Urban Vs. Rural 1.34 (1.24–1.45)** |
| Row % | 92.3% | 5.8% | ||
| Rural | 22,218 (53.4%) | 20,927 | 1487 | |
| Row % | 94.2% | 7.7% | ||
| Social class | ||||
| Low | 13,586 (32.6%) | 12,793 | 793 |
Middle vs. low 1.43 (1.30–1.57)** |
| Row % | 94.2% | 5.8% | ||
| Middle | 13,887 (33.4%) | 12,756 | 1131 |
Middle vs. high 1.38 (1.26–1.52)** |
| Row % | 91.9% | 8.1% | ||
| High | 14,167 (34.0%) | 13,311 | 856 | |
| Row % | 94% | 6% | ||
| Geographical Distribution | ||||
| Cities | 6919 (16.6%) | 6184 | 735 |
Lower vs Cities 0.596 (0.54-0.66)** |
| Row % | 89.4% | 10.6% | ||
| Lower Egypt | 15,892 (38.2%) | 14,840 | 1052 | |
| Row % | 93.4% | 6.6% | ||
| Upper Egypt | 14,344 (34.5%) | 13,570 | 774 | Upper vs cities |
| Row % | 94.6% | 5.4% | ||
| Frontier | 4485 (10.8%) | 4268 | 217 |
Frontiers vs cities 0.43 (0.37-0.50)** |
| Row % | 95.2% | 4.8% | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 21,437 (51.5%) | 19,655 | 1782 |
Males/Females 1.75 (1.61–1.89)** |
| Row % | 91.7% | 8.3% | ||
| Female | 20,202 (48.5%) | 19,207 | 996 | |
| Row % | 95.1% | 4.9% | ||
| Age category | ||||
| 1- < 3 years | 8383 (20.1%) | 8033 | 349 |
3- < 6 years vs. 1- < 3 1.96 **(1.73–2.22) |
| Row % | 95.8% | 4.2% | ||
| 3- < 6 years | 12,933 (31.1%) | 11,917 | 1016 | |
| Row % | 92.1% | 7.9% | ||
| 6–12 years | 20,324 (48.8%) | 18,911 | 1413 |
6–12 vs. 1- < 3 years 1.72 (1.53–1.94)** |
| Row % | 93% | 7% | ||
* = significant < 0.05, ** = highly significant < 0.01