Tamizaje del desarrollo infantil en los niños y niñas de 4 a 60 meses en el Centro de Salud Mariano Estrella, Cuenca,2022

Abstract

Background: Child development is a process in which children acquire complex skills and abilities as they interact with different stimuli in their environment. If a child develops certain skills slowly or not at all, a lag or risk of developmental delay is suspected. The EDI test evaluates child development and identifies risk factors, allowing timely action to be taken in the face of threats to child development. Objective: To determine the level of child development in children aged 4 to 60 months in the Mariano Estrella health center using the EDI test. Cuenca 2022. Methodology: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study in a population of 147 children of the Mariano Estrella Health Center. Data were collected using the Child Development Test (EDI) and the data collection form. IBM SPSS version 23, Microsoft Excel and Word 2019 were used for the analysis and tabulation of the results. Results: Of the population studied, 57.8% was male, 44.9% belonged to the older infant age group (12-35 months); 61.2% showed typical development, 13.6% were lagging behind and 25.2% were at risk of developmental delay in both sexes. Conclusion: In the research population, the socio-economic status variable showed a statistically significant correlation (p = 0.011) in relation to child development outcomes.