Table 3

Characteristics of caregivers and HPH staff

nMean
Caregiver characteristics
 Relationship to child
  Mother14
  Grandmother5
Child characteristics
 Sex
  Female4
  Male15
 Age at initial DSPM screening (months)
  95
  185
  306
  322
  421
HPH staff characteristics
 Age (years)41.3
 Gender
  Female6
 Qualification (bachelor’s degree)
  Nursing3
  Public health2
  Public healthcare1
 Years as a health worker*10.2
 Time since DSPM training*
  Last year4
  1–2 years ago1
  • *Only collected from health workers, not the chief.

  • DSPM, developmental screening programme; HPH, Health Promotion Hospital.