Gross motor developmental delay and associated factors among under-five children attending public health facilities of Dessie city, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child psychomotor development and factors affecting it today is the subject of interest of many studies, in particular by the experts involved in the protection and improvement of children's health. There is limited evidence on developmental delay among under-five children in low-income countries like Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess gross motor developmental delay and associated factors among under-five children attending public health facilities of Dessie city, Ethiopia.

Methods

Facility based cross sectional study design was used among under-five children attending under-five OPD in public health facilities of Dessie town from July 1, 2020 to August 15, 2021. A total of, 417 under-five children were systematically selected based on their average nu

SUBMITTER: Mitiku K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10726544 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature