| Autor: |
Panchanathan, Sivagurunathan, G. S., Vairamuthu, Soundararajan, Karthikeyan, Manivannan, Divya |
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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development; Oct-Dec2023, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p314-319, 6p |
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Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are neuro-developmental disorders characterised by persistent impairment in reciprocal social communication and repetitive patterns of behaviour. Objectives: To screen for ASDs in children aged 16 to 30 months using M-CHAT-F (Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers- Follow up) to estimate the prevalence of ASDs and to evaluate the factors associated with ASDs. Method: Children aged 16 to 30 months were randomly screened for ASDs with MCHAT-F. Children who met the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria were labelled autistic and rest was followed up. Two controls for each case were selected randomly among the subjects who were screen negative. Results: Nine hundred and twenty children were screened. Among them, 508(55.2%) children were boys and 412(44.8%) children were girls. Out of the 920 screened, 38(4.1%) children failed M-CHAT. Out of the 38, 12 (1.3%) children continued to fail in M-CHAT/F and were "M-CHAT screen positive". The mean age at diagnosis of ASD was 24±4.6 months. Prevalence of ASD in our setting was 1 in 102 and the male: female ratio was 8:1. The positive predictive value of M-CHAT-F was 75%. The average score on M-CHAT was 6.33 among ASD and 0.5 among control. Males, lack of exclusive breast feeding and excessive screen time were found to be factors associated with ASDs. Conclusion: The prevalence of ASDs is high. The M-CHAT/F is an effective screening instrument for ASDs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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