ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2018
The Estimated Prevalence of Autism in School-Aged Children Living in Rural Nepal Using a Population-Based Screening Tool.
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- The global prevalence of autism spectrum disorder: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Global prevalence of autism: A systematic review update.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2022Pooled it
- The effectiveness and adverse effects of D-cycloserine compared with placebo on social and communication skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Early-Life Exposures, Neurodevelopment, and Health Outcomes: Protocol for a Birth Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Assortative Mating and Increase in Prevalence and Severity of Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Children-A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Autistic traits in childhood and post-traumatic stress disorder as young adults: a cohort study.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2025Article
- Novel Procedures for Evaluating Autism Online in a Culturally Diverse Population of Children: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Pathway Development Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- The global prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2025Article
- Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children in Southeast Asia from 2002 to 2022: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Intercontinental insights into autism spectrum disorder: a synthesis of environmental influences and DNA methylation.Environmental epigenetics · 2024Review
- Changes in Knowledge on the Signs of Autism in Young Children (11-30 Months) among Female Community Health Volunteers in Nepal.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of Worldwide Prevalence Estimates Since 2014.Brain sciences · 2020Review
- [Abnormal brain structure in preschool and school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2019Article
- Child and adolescent mental health problems in Nepal: a scoping review.International journal of mental health systems · 2019Article
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Abstract
Few data exist on the prevalence of autism in low-income countries. We translated, adapted and tested the acceptability of a Nepali-language version of a screening tool for autism (Autism Quotient-10). Using this tool, we estimated autism prevalence in 4098 rural Nepali children aged 9-13 years. Fourteen children scored > 6 out of 10, indicative of elevated autistic symptomatology, of which 13 also screened positive for disability. If the AQ-10 screening tool is as sensitive and specific in the Nepali population as it is in the UK, this would yield an estimated true prevalence of 3 in 1000 (95% confidence interval 2-5 in 1000). Future research is required to validate this tool through in-depth assessments of high-scoring children.
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