When risk factors and sociodemographic variables were assessed, no significant difference was observed. At the Denver scale, the prevalence of suspected developmental delay was 32%. The prevalence of probable developmental delay was 53% most of these cases were in the alert group and 24% had normal development, but with risk factors. Child development was assessed using the surveillance tool and the Denver II scale.
This was a cross-sectional study of 282 infants aged up to 36 months, enrolled in a public daycare in a countryside community in Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil. To evaluate a child development surveillance tool proposal to be used in primary care, with simultaneous use of the Denver II scale.
