Table 4

Factors related to children’s development growth and illness

ParametersRelationship of the primary caregiver to children, n (%)Primary caregiver’s level of education, n (%)Household type, n (%)Age of primary caregiver3
MotherGrandparent, n(%)OR (95%CI)Lower than graduation from high school n (%)Graduated high school and upper n (%)OR (95%CI)Two parents n (%)Single parent n (%)OR (95%CI)Mean + SDp
DevelopmentPersonal–socialNormal87 (86.1)32 (84.2)1.17a (0.41, 3.29)66 (80.5)76 (87.4)0.56a (0.26, 1.38)127 (83.6)20 (90.0)0.51b (0.11, 2.31)38.1 + 10.30.56
Caution14 (13.9)6 (15.8)16 (19.5)11 (12.6)25 (16.4)2 (9.1)39.9 + 14.2
Fine-motor-adaptiveNormal67 (85.9)34 (97.1)0.18b (0.02, 1.45)63 (88.7)64 (91.4)0.74a (0.24, 2.25)111 (89.5)20 (95.2)0.43b (0.05, 3.45)38.9 + 12.10.046*
Caution11 (14.1)1 (2.9)8 (11.3)6 (8.6)13 (10.5)1 (4.8)32.6 + 11.3
LanguageNormal53 (74.6)23 (71.9)1.15a (1.45, 2.94)49 (70.7)45 (77.6)0.67a (0.30, 1.50)88 (75.2)9 (56.3)2.36a (0.81, 6.90)37.5 + 12.60.19
Caution18 (25.4)9 (28.1)21 (30.0)13 (22.4)29 (24.8)7 (43.7)39.9 + 12.2
Gross motorNormal85 (94.4)31 (91.2)1.65b (0.37, 7.29)71 (93.4)69 (90.8)1.44a (0.44, 4.56)125 (91.2)18 (94.7)0.58b (0.07, 4.72)37.9 + 12.00.64
Caution5 (5.6)3 (8.8)5 (6.6)7 (9.2)12 (8.8)1 (5.3)36.2 + 12.7
IllnessSerious illnessYes9 (8.8)10 (26.5)0.281a (0.14, 0.76)**9 (10.8)13 (14.6)a0.71 (0.29, 1.76)20 (13.0)3 (13.0)0.99b (0.27, 3.66)43.7 + 13.30.026*
No93 (91.2)29 (74.4)74 (82.9)76 (85.4)134 (87.0)20 (87.0)37.4 + 12.1
Minor illnessYes82 (80.4)34 (87.2)0.60a (0.21, 1.74)70 (84.3)70 (78.7)a1.46 (0.67, 3.19)127 (82.5)18 (73.8)1.31a (0.45, 3.83)38.1 + 12.70.57
No20 (19.6)5 (12.8)13 (15.7)19 (21.3)27 (17.5)5 (21.7)38.6 + 11.3

Note(s): aAnalyzed with Chi-square test, bAnalyzed with Fisher’s exact test, 3 Analyzed with Mann–Whitney U test, *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01

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