Table 5 The association of caregiver-child reading, singing, storytelling and playing engagements and access to books and preschool attendance with early childhood development by urban (n = 1457) and urban (n = 3379) residence.

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

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Read books or looked at picture books with child

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

2.49 (1.92–3.22)

3.61 (2.88–4.53)

1.14 (0.88–1.46)

1.07 (0.85–1.36)

1.28 (0.77–2.12)

0.80 (0.52–1.24)

1.35 (0.98–1.85)

0.89 (0.65–1.24)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.52 (1.09–2.11)

1.95 (1.39–2.74)

1.12 (0.80–1.57)

1.18 (0.88–1.57)

1.80 (0.74–4.43)

0.62 (0.35–1.10)

1.29 (0.82–2.04)

0.71 (0.46–1.10)

Told stories to child

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

2.03 (1.55–2.66)

2.46 (1.96–3.08)

0.93 (0.71–1.21)

0.97 (0.78–1.20)

1.10 (0.64–1.90)

1.36 (0.87–2.14)

1.32 (0.86–2.02)

0.78 (0.59–1.03)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.27 (0.88–1.84)

1.94 (1.44–2.62)

0.86 (0.62–1.19)

1.03 (0.78–1.36)

0.72 (0.36–1.42)

1.26 (0.72–2.20)

1.11 (0.66–1.88)

0.73 (0.52–1.02)

Named, counted, or drew things for or with child

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

2.33 (1.78–3.07)

3.25 (2.62–4.02)

0.92 (0.72–1.16)

0.98 (0.81–1.20)

1.27 (0.79–2.03)

0.87 (0.55–1.38)

1.49 (1.05–2.11)

1.15 (0.85–1.57)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.27 (0.92–1.75)

2.05 (1.52–2.78)

0.82 (0.61–1.11)

1.09 (0.83–1.42)

1.47 (0.63–3.45)

0.79 (0.42–1.50)

1.17 (0.74–1.88)

1.21 (0.80–1.84)

Sang songs to or with child

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.49 (1.19–1.87)

1.89 (1.51–2.37)

0.74 (0.57–0.94)

0.88 (0.73–1.06)

1.09 (0.82–1.46)

1.09 (0.82–1.46)

0.83 (0.57–1.21)

0.95 (0.74–1.21)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

0.94 (0.69–1.29)

1.22 (0.91–1.63)

0.64 (0.45–0.91)

0.82 (0.66–1.02)

1.50 (0.74–3.07)

0.89 (0.55–1.42)

0.72 (0.45–1.15)

0.92 (0.68–1.23)

Took child outside the home

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.00 (0.74–1.36)

1.28 (1.04–1.58)

0.78 (0.58–1.04)

0.83 (0.67–1.02)

1.14 (0.68–1.92)

1.46 (1.03–2.08)

1.07 (0.71–1.62)

1.06 (0.79–1.42)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

0.81 (0.52–1.25)

1.14 (0.84–1.54)

0.74 (0.52–1.05)

0.79 (0.62–1.00)

1.49 (0.75–2.98)

1.14 (0.70–1.86)

0.74 (0.46–1.21)

0.98 (0.72–1.33)

Played with child

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.36 (1.02–1.81)

1.40 (1.08–1.83)

1.15 (0.77–1.72)

1.29 (0.99–1.66)

2.07 (1.23–3.49)

1.20 (0.76–1.91)

1.09 (0.72–1.67)

1.50 (1.15–1.96)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

1.13 (0.73–1.73)

1.01 (0.72–1.42)

1.13 (0.75–1.71)

1.30 (1.02–1.67

3.37 (1.68–6.74)

1.06 (0.62–1.84)

1.04 (0.56–1.93)

1.69 (1.24–2.31)

Attended preschool

 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

5.68 (3.72–8.68)

9.96 (7.36–13.49)

1.41 (1.03–1.95)

1.09 (0.91–1.32)

1.32 (0.75–2.33)

0.66 (0.44–0.98)

1.58 (1.04–2.40)

1.48 (1.17–1.89)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

3.18 (1.93–5.22)

6.26 (4.22–9.29)

1.44 (0.90–2.29)

1.11 (0.89–1.39)

1.10 (0.33–3.66)

0.55 (0.33–0.92)

1.23 (0.71–2.15)

1.23 (0.91–1.68)

  1. Reference group for all variables = No.