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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2013

Variation in socio-economic burden for caring of children with autism spectrum disorder in Oman: caregiver perspectives.

Yahya M Al-Farsi, Mostafa I Waly, Marwan M Al-Sharbati, Mohamed Al-Shafaee, Omar Al-Farsi, Samiya Al-Fahdi, Allal Ouhtit, Maha Al-Khaduri, Samir Al-Adawi

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Yahya M Al-FarsiDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 35, 123, Al-Khoudh, Sultanate of Oman. ymfarsi@squ.edu.om
Mostafa I Waly
Marwan M Al-Sharbati
Mohamed Al-Shafaee
Omar Al-Farsi
Samiya Al-Fahdi
Allal Ouhtit
Maha Al-Khaduri
Samir Al-Adawi

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Abstract

A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate whether caregiver's variations in socioeconomic status (SES) has direct bearing on challenges of nurturing children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Oman. A cadre of caregivers (n = 150) from two types of SES (low-income and middle-high income) were compared based on four domains: (1) accessing and perception of remedial services, (2) utilization and perception of psychiatric services, (3) constraints for being a caregiver of children with ASD and (4) financial expenses of taking care of children with ASD. There is little indication that any particular SES fare well on these domains. Factors to mitigate such predicaments are therefore imperative in order to improve quality of life for caregivers among children with ASD.

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Cost of IllnessHealth Services AccessibilityQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultCaregiversChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleOmanSocial ClassSurveys and Questionnaires

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