Table 4 Early stimulation activities with children by care provider in past 3 days
Activity (N = 499) | Mother | Father | Others | None | Don’t know |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Read books to or looked at picture books | 68 (13.6) | 23 (4.6) | 101 (20.2) | 340 (68.1) | 9 (1.8) |
Told stories | 61 (12.2) | 19 (3.8) | 72 (14.4) | 367 (73.6) | 10 (2.0) |
Sang songs, including lullaby | 281 (56.3) | 43 (8.6) | 181 (36.3) | 132 (26.5) | 1 (0.2) |
Took child outside the home, compound, yard or enclosure | 336 (67.3) | 130 (26.1) | 233 (46.7) | 42 (8.4) | 4 (0.8) |
Played | 340 (68.1) | 120 (24.1) | 281 (56.3) | 53 (10.6) | 1 (0.2) |
Named, counted, or drew things | 252 (50.5) | 66 (13.2) | 168 (33.7) | 169 (33.9) | 6 (1.2) |