Prévalence et corrélations socioéconomiques de l'autisme chez les enfants fréquentant les écoles primaires et secondaires du sud-est du Nigéria

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Au total, 721 sujets ont rempli le questionnaire. L'âge des répondants variait entre 3 et 18 ans, avec un âge moyen de 12,71 et un écart-type de 3,03 ans. Vingt un enfants ont rempli les critères de l'autisme, ce qui donne une prévalence de 2,9%. Il existe une association significative entre l'âge dans les catégories  . Et les caractéristiques socio-économiques de l'autisme de l'enfance dans le sud-est du Nigeria sont similaires à celles d'autres parties du monde.

Afr Health Sci. 2016 Dec;16(4):936-942. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v16i4.8.

Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of autism among children attending primary and secondary schools in south east Nigeria

Chinawa JM¹, Manyike PC², Aniwada EC¹, Chinawa AT³, Obu HA⁴, Odetunde OI⁵, Nwokocha AR¹, Ibekwe RR⁶.

Author information

1

College of Medicine, Department of pediatrics, University of Nigeria/ University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku- Ozalla, Enugu State, Nigeria.

2

Federal Teaching Hospital.

3

(Epid& Med Stat), FWACP, FMCPH Lecturer, College of Community medicine, University of Nigeria/University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku- Ozalla, Enugu State, Nigeria.

4

Department of Paediatrics, University of Nigeria/ University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku- Ozalla, Enugu State, Nigeria.

5

College of Medicine,Department of pediatrics, University of Nigeria/ University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku- Ozalla, Enugu State, Nigeria.

6

Department of pediatrics, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu.

Abstract

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.

PMID: 28479884

PMCID: PMC5398438

DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v16i4.8