ArticleJournal of neurosciences in rural practice
Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder among Rural, Urban, and Tribal Children (1-10 Years of Age).
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- The global prevalence of autism spectrum disorder: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Contributing factors to healthcare costs in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
- Global prevalence of autism: A systematic review update.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2022Pooled it
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- The global prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2025Article
- Unveiling autism spectrum disorder in South East Asia through a public health Lens.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- Intercontinental insights into autism spectrum disorder: a synthesis of environmental influences and DNA methylation.Environmental epigenetics · 2024Review
- Vulnerabilities Prompting Use of Technology and Screen by Mothers of Autistic Children in India: Lived Experiences and Comparison to Scientific Literature.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2023Review
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence of seven psychiatric disorders in India.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2023Review
- Feasibility and acceptability of the Indian Autism Screening Questionnaire in clinical and community settings.PloS one · 2023Article
- Quality of life in parents of children with Autism spectrum disorder: Emphasizing challenges in the Indian context.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2023Article
- Genetic analysis of the postsynaptic transmembrane X-linked neuroligin 3 gene in autism.Genomics & informatics · 2021Article
- What is autism?Pharmacological reports : PR · 2021Review
- Early Social Experience and Digital-Media Exposure in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Survey of autism spectrum disorder in Chandigarh, India.The Indian journal of medical research · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionStudies on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have largely focused on children in specific settings. The current scenario of research in ASDs is limited largely to clinic-based case reports, case series, and retrospective chart reviews. The present study is the first population-based prevalence study conducted across rural, urban, and tribal populations in India. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional two-phase study was conducted covering children in the age group of 1-10 years of age across geographical regions representing rural, urban, and tribal populations. The first phase (screening phase) involved administration of the Hindi version of the Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism. Those identified as suspected of ASD and 10% of all classified as nonsuspects for autism were also evaluated by the clinical team in second phase (evaluation phase).
resultsForty-three children out of a total of 28,070 children in rural, urban, and tribal area in the age group of 1-10 years were diagnosed as cases of ASD yielding a prevalence of 0.15% (95% confidence interval [CI] =0.15-0.25). Logistic regression analysis showed a two times significantly higher risk of diagnosing ASD in rural area as compared to tribal (odds ratio [OR]; 95% CI = 2.17 [1.04-4.52],
conclusionsEstimation of true prevalence of ASD in India is going to improve policies on developmental disabilities.
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