Table 4 Progress of Pediatric Development Clinics services in the first 24Â months of implementation
Time periods | 0–6 months | 7–12 months | 13–18 months | 19–24 months |  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | P value* | |
Total number of visits during period | 315 | 11.3 | 716 | 25.7 | 890 | 31.9 | 866 | 31.1 | Â |
Visit location (NÂ =Â 2787) | |||||||||
 Rwinkwavu District Hospital | 250 | 79.4 | 363 | 50.7 | 391 | 43.9 | 444 | 51.3 | <0.001 |
 Decentralized Health Center | 65 | 20.6 | 353 | 49.3 | 499 | 56.1 | 422 | 48.7 |  |
Danger signs assessed at visit (NÂ =Â 2787) | |||||||||
 Yes | 136 | 43.2 | 508 | 71.0 | 684 | 76.9 | 625 | 72.2 | <0.001 |
 No | 179 | 56.8 | 208 | 29.1 | 206 | 23.2 | 241 | 27.8 |  |
Age recorded at visit (NÂ =Â 2529) | |||||||||
 Yes | 272 | 98.2 | 617 | 97.8 | 795 | 98.4 | 802 | 98.7 | 0.302 |
 No | 5 | 1.8 | 14 | 2.2 | 13 | 1.6 | 11 | 1.4 |  |
Adjusted age for preterm babies ≤24 months (N = 1074) | |||||||||
 Yes | 27 | 20.8 | 91 | 31.1 | 64 | 18.2 | 50 | 16.7 | 0.003 |
 No | 103 | 79.2 | 202 | 68.9 | 288 | 81.8 | 249 | 83.3 |  |
Weight recorded at visit (NÂ =Â 2787) | |||||||||
 Yes | 312 | 99.1 | 708 | 98.9 | 876 | 98.4 | 859 | 99.2 | 0.790 |
 No | 3 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.1 | 14 | 1.6 | 7 | 0.8 |  |
Height recorded at visit (NÂ =Â 2787) | |||||||||
 Yes | 308 | 97.8 | 695 | 97.1 | 877 | 98.5 | 856 | 98.9 | 0.021 |
 No | 7 | 2.2 | 21 | 2.9 | 13 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.2 |  |
Head circumference recorded at visit if ≤18 months (N = 2431) | |||||||||
 Yes | 284 | 96.3 | 607 | 92.1 | 779 | 97.4 | 696 | 97.3 | <0.001 |
 No | 11 | 3.7 | 52 | 7.9 | 21 | 2.6 | 19 | 2.7 |  |
Interval growth calculated at visit if ≤6 months (N = 1659) | |||||||||
 Yes | 196 | 74.5 | 385 | 76.4 | 351 | 73.1 | 236 | 57.3 | <0.001 |
 No | 67 | 25.5 | 119 | 23.6 | 129 | 26.9 | 176 | 42.7 |  |
Vaccination status recorded (NÂ =Â 2529) | |||||||||
 Yes | 259 | 93.5 | 553 | 87.6 | 696 | 86.1 | 721 | 88.7 | 0.171 |
 No | 18 | 6.5 | 78 | 12.4 | 112 | 13.9 | 92 | 11.3 |  |
Feeding difficulty assessed (NÂ =Â 2529) | |||||||||
 Yes | 244 | 88.1 | 496 | 78.6 | 664 | 82.2 | 734 | 90.3 | <0.001 |
 No | 33 | 11.9 | 135 | 21.4 | 144 | 17.8 | 79 | 9.7 |  |
General child development counseling received (NÂ =Â 2675) | |||||||||
Yes | 64 | 21.8 | 256 | 38.2 | 519 | 59.9 | 554 | 65.6 | <0.001 |
No | 229 | 78.2 | 415 | 61.9 | 347 | 40.1 | 291 | 34.4 | Â |
Playthings and stimulating activities in the home assessed (NÂ =Â 2529) | |||||||||
 Yes | 7 | 2.5 | 32 | 5.1 | 58 | 7.2 | 69 | 8.5 | <0.001 |
 No | 270 | 97.5 | 599 | 94.9 | 750 | 92.8 | 744 | 91.5 |  |
Next rendez-vous recorded (NÂ =Â 2787) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 309 | 98.1 | 694 | 96.9 | 869 | 97.6 | 841 | 97.1 | 0.658 |
 No | 6 | 1.9 | 22 | 3.1 | 21 | 2.4 | 25 | 2.9 |  |