Acute X X X X X X respiratory infection Diarrhoea X X D:Gx2.1 X X X O:ND Fever X D:Gx2.6 X X O:ND Early X X X X X X childhood education Support for X X X D:Gx1.4 X D:Bx1.8 Learning O:ND O:ND Books & X X X X X X playthings Maternal X X X X X X secondary education Improved X X X X X D:Gx2.4 water O:ND Improved X X X X X X sanitation Place to X X X X X wash hands Notes X = no statistically significant gender difference among children with developmental delay D: = risk among children with developmental delay O: = risk among children without developmental delay B = boys more disadvantaged G = girls more disadvantaged X(number) = (prevalence) ratio of disadvantage (e.g.., boys in Bangladesh were 1.3 times more likely than girls to be living in poverty) ND: no statistically significant difference Discussion The results are summarised below in Table 3. 3: Summary of Results In five out the six countries children with developmental delay were more likely to be living in poverty than their peers In all six countries children with developmental delay were more likely to have experienced persistent severe hunger than their peers On three indicators (poor peer relationships, diarrhoea and fever) children with developmental delay were more likely to have poor health than their peers. On three indicators (obesity, aggression and acute respiratory infections) there was no systematic difference between children with and without developmental delay. On all four indicators (attendance at early childhood education centre, family support for learning, access to learning materials in the home,
Acute respiratory infection X X X X X X Diarrhoea X X D:Gx2.1 O:ND X X X Fever X D:Gx2.6 O:ND X X Early childhood education X X X X X X Support for Learning X X X D:Gx1.4 O:ND X D:Bx1.8 O:ND Books & playthings X X X X X X Maternal secondary education X X X X X X Improved water X X X X X D:Gx2.4 O:ND Improved sanitation X X X X X X Place to wash hands X X X X X Notes X = no statistically significant gender difference among children with developmental delay D: = risk among children with developmental delay O: = risk among children without developmental delay B = boys more disadvantaged G = girls more disadvantaged X(number) = (prevalence) ratio of disadvantage (e.g.., boys in Bangladesh were 1.3 times more likely than girls to be living in poverty) ND: no statistically significant difference Discussion The results are summarised below in Table 3. 3: Summary of Results In five out the six countries children with developmental delay were more likely to be living in poverty than their peers In all six countries children with developmental delay were more likely to have experienced persistent severe hunger than their peers On three indicators (poor peer relationships, diarrhoea and fever) children with developmental delay were more likely to have poor health than their peers. On three indicators (obesity, aggression and acute respiratory infections) there was no systematic difference between children with and without developmental delay. On all four indicators (attendance at early childhood education centre, family support for learning, access to learning materials in the home,