Number (%) | |
Age (years) | |
2–5 | 13 (62) |
6–18 | 8 (38) |
Sex | |
Male | 12 (57) |
Female | 9 (43) |
Epilepsy | |
Yes | 15 (71) |
No | 6 (29) |
Residence | |
Urban | 16 (76) |
Rural | 5 (24) |
Type of feeding | |
Gastrostomy plus oral | 13 (62) |
Gastrostomy only | 8 (38) |
Age at gastrostomy insertion (years) | |
0–2 | 10 (48) |
3–5 | 6 (29) |
6–11 | 4 (19) |
Unknown | 1 (5) |
Duration of using gastrostomy (years) | |
Less than 2 | 6 (28) |
2–5 | 9 (43) |
6–11 | 5 (24) |
Unknown | 1 (5) |
Diagnostic grouping | |
Cerebral palsy | 11 (52) |
Genetic diagnosis | 7 (33) |
Global developmental delay/intellectual disability | 3 (14) |