Table 4 The association of caregiver-child reading, singing, storytelling and playing engagements and access to books and preschool attendance with early childhood development (n = 4550).

From: Reading, singing, and storytelling: the impact of caregiver-child interaction and child access to books and preschool on early childhood development in Ghana

 

On track literacy-numeracy development

On track social-emotional development

On track physical development

On track learning/cognition development

Read books or looked at picture books with child

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

3.47 (2.93–4.11)

1.13 (0.95–1.33)

1.03 (0.74–1.42)

1.17 (0.92–1.47)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.72 (1.35–2.19)

1.12 (0.90–1.39)

0.92 (0.55–1.54)

0.91 (0.65–1.26)

Told stories to child

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

2.36 (1.99–2.80)

0.96 (0.81–1.14)

1.25 (0.89–1.77)

0.99 (0.78–1.25)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.61 (1.26–2.04)

0.95 (0.77–1.18)

1.02 (0.67–1.55)

0.85 (0.64–1.14)

Named, counted, or drew things for or with child

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

3.22 (2.71–3.82)

0.98 (0.84–1.14)

1.06 (0.77–1.47)

1.39 (1.11–1.74)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.63 (1.30–2.04)

0.96 (0.78–1.16)

0.99 (0.59–1.68)

1.20 (0.88–1.64)

Sang songs to or with child

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.81 (1.56–2.11)

0.83 (0.71–0.96)

1.09 (0.82–1.46)

0.95 (0.77–1.17)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.09 (0.89–1.34)

0.78 (0.62–0.89)

1.07 (0.73–1.59)

0.87 (0.68–1.12)

Took child outside the home

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.15 (0.95–1.40)

0.81 (0.68–0.96)

1.33 (0.99–1.79)

1.02 (0.82–1.26)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

0.95 (0.72–1.27)

0.78 (0.64–0.95)

1.24 (0.83–1.85)

0.90 (0.69–1.17)

Played with child

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.52 (1.25–1.85)

1.16 (0.97–1.40)

1.49 (1.05–2.11)

1.42 (1.14–1.78)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.08 (0.81–1.44)

1.29 (1.04–1.59)

1.61 (1.01–2.55)

1.51 (1.14–2.00)

Ever attended preschool

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

8.87 (6.83–11.53)

1.21 (1.03–1.42)

0.86 (0.62–1.18)

1.64 (1.34–2.00)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

4.62 (3.34–6.38)

1.19 (0.96–1.46)

0.68 (0.41–1.13)

1.26 (0.97–1.65)

  1. Reference group for all variables = No.