Table 2

Test completion rates (number of participants completing the assessments), the overall number and percentage of valid trials, and the median and IQR for the number of valid trials per child for the eye-tracking tests

MalawiFinlandp Value*
Eye tracking
 Overall completion rate34/38 (89.5%)37/39 (94.9%)0.377
Visual search
 Completion rate33/38 (86.8%)37/39 (94.9%)0.220
 Valid trials642/876 (73.2%)820/960 (85.4%)<0.001
 Valid trials per child18.0 (4.5)22.0 (5.0)<0.001
Switch task
 Completion rate35/38 (92.1%)39/39 (100.0%)0.073
 Valid trials807/1157 (69.7%)992/1261 (78.7%)<0.001
 Valid trials per child22.0 (7.5)27.0 (7.0)0.004
Disengagement
 Completion rate34/38 (89.5%)36/39 (92.3%)0.665
 Valid trials785/1153 (68.1%)864/1248 (69.2%)0.320
 Valid trials per child22.0 (9.5)23.0 (10.0)0.405
Structured observation
Gaze following
 Completion rate33/38 (86.8%)39/39 (100.0%)0.019
 Valid trials257/264 (97.4%)310/312 (99.4%)0.086
 Valid trials per child8.0 (0.0)8.0 (0.0)0.076
Alternating gaze
 Completion rate33/38 (86.8%)39/39 (100.0%)0.019
 Valid trials277/297 (93.3%)342/351 (97.4%)0.088
 Valid trials per child9.0 (1.0)9.0 (0.0)0.012
  • *Proportions were compared with Pearson's χ2 tests and median trials per child with Mann-Whitney U tests.