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Table 1 Basic characteristics of children and caregivers in the study

From: Quality of care and suspected developmental delay among children aged 1–59 months: a cross-sectional study in 8 counties of rural China

Characteristic

n

%

Gender

 Male

1038

53.9

 Female

889

46.1

Age(months)

 1–11

369

19.1

 12–35

962

49.9

 36–59

596

30.9

Preterma

 Yes

87

4.9

 No

1705

95.1

Birthweightb

 Low(< 2500 g)

102

5.6

 Good(2500- < 4000 g)

1632

89.1

 Macrosomia(> = 4000 g)

97

5.3

Child order

 1

757

39.3

  > =2

1170

60.7

Left-behind child

 Yes

889

46.1

 No

1038

53.9

Malnutritionc

 Yes

119

6.3

 No

1778

93.7

Caregivers

 Mother

1274

66.1

 Father

163

8.5

 Grandmother

348

18.1

 Grandfather

122

6.3

 Other relatives

20

1.0

Socioeconomic classificationd

 Poorest

422

22.6

 Poor

323

17.3

 Middle

412

22.1

 Richer

241

12.9

 Richest

469

25.1

Caregiver’s education

 Illiteracy

249

12.9

 Primary school

458

23.8

 Middle school

855

44.4

 High school

220

11.4

 College degree or above

145

7.5

  1. a135 caregivers without this information
  2. b96 caregivers without this information
  3. c30 children without this information
  4. d60 caregivers without this information