Abstract

QUEZADA-UGALDE, Ana María; VALVERDE-HERNANDEZ, Melissa Edith  and  GONZALEZ-SERRANO, Sunny. Level of child development in children under six years of age assessed with the EDIN-II screening test in Costa Rica. PSM [online]. 2023, vol.21, n.1, pp.168-186. ISSN 1659-0201.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/psm.v21i1.53285.

Introduction: The General Test for the Evaluation of the Integral Development of the Child (EDIN-II) created and validated in Costa Rica, classifies the child population with normal or age-appropriate development (green), with a developmental lag (yellow), or else, with a risk of significant delay (red). However, the results of its application at the population level are not known. Objective: report the level of development of the infants evaluated during the validation processes of the EDIN-II test. Methodology: A secondary analysis of descriptive and correlational scope is carried out; the EDIN-II test was applied by nursing professionals, during the years 2016 - 2020. A total of 438 children aged 1 to 72 months in different zones of the metropolitan area of the country. Results: 78.5 % (n= 344) have an adequate development for their age and 21.5 % (n= 94) present a delay or risk of delay in their development. Conclusions: The prevalence of risk of developmental delay was 21.5%, with a higher proportion between 12 and 36 months of life.

Keywords : child development; primary health care; screening test.

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