Brief Report: Prevalence of Autistic Spectrum Disorders in the Sultanate of Oman

Autor/inn/en	Al-Farsi, Yahya M.; Al-Sharbati, Marwan M.; Al-Farsi, Omar A.; Al-Shafaee, Mohammed S.; Brooks, Daniel R.; Waly, Mostafa I.
Titel	Brief Report: Prevalence of Autistic Spectrum Disorders in the Sultanate of Oman
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41 (2011) 6, S.821-825 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-010-1094-8
Schlagwörter	Incidence; Autism; Foreign Countries; Males; Low Income Groups; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Early Adolescents; Clinical Diagnosis; Questionnaires; Gender Differences; Socioeconomic Influences; Oman; Childhood Autism Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkommen; Autismus; Ausland; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Child; Kind; Kinder; Fragebogen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sozioökonomischer Faktor
Abstract	Prevalence of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) in Oman is unknown. We conducted a cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of ASD among 0-14 year old children. Diagnoses were made as per DSM-IV-TR criteria and supplemented with information collected with the standard Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) questionnaire. A total 113 cases of ASD were enumerated nationwide, indicating an overall prevalence of 1.4 (95% CI 1.2, 1.7) cases per 10,000 children aged 0-14 years. More prevalent cases were among boys (75%) and among low-income families. Ritualistic interests were more common among girls as an onset-symptom compared to boys (p = 0.03). The reported low prevalence of ASD in Oman is likely due to under-diagnosis and under-reporting. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10