Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of autism among children attending primary and secondary schools in south east Nigeria
Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of autism among children attending primary and secondary schools in south east Nigeria
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10.4314/ahs.v16i4.8
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2016-01-01
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Ibekwe, Roland R.
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Chinawa, Josephat M.;Manyike, Pius C.;Ibekwe, Roland R.
目的：这项研究的目的是确定自闭症的患病率和社会经济因素的儿童参加小学和中学在东南部，尼日利亚。方法：这是一个横断面研究，评估儿童自闭症的患病率和社会经济模式的小学和中学在埃努古和Ebonyi州，东南部尼日利亚。问卷改编自美国精神病学协会：精神疾病诊断和统计手册（DSM-IV-TR，2000）。该研究于2014年6月至10月进行。结果：共721人完成问卷调查。受访者的年龄在3至18岁之间，平均年龄为12.71岁，标准差为3.03岁。21名儿童符合自闭症标准，患病率为2.9%。有一个显着的关联年龄之间的类别（Fisher精确检验，p = 0.013）和社会阶层（p=0.033）。结论：孤独症的患病率为2.9%，和社会经济特征的儿童孤独症在东南部尼日利亚是类似的那些在世界其他地区。
Objectives: The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence and socio-economic determinants of autism among children attending primary and secondary schools in South East, Nigeria.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that assessed the prevalence and socio-economic pattern of childhood autism among children attending primary and secondary schools in Enugu and Ebonyi states, South East Nigeria. The questionnaire was adapted from American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR, 2000). The study was carried out between June and October, 2014. The schools were selected by listing all the mixed schools in the urban and semi-urban areas by simple random sampling.Results: A total of 721 subjects completed the questionnaire. The age of respondents ranged between 3 and 18 years, with mean age of 12.71 and standard deviation of 3.03 years. Twenty one children fulfilled the criteria for autism giving a prevalence of 2.9%. There is a significant association between age in categories (fishers exact test, p = 0.013) and social class (p=0.033).Conclusion: The prevalence of autism was 2.9%; and the socio-economic characteristics of childhood autism in South East Nigeria are similar to those in other parts of the world.