Cross-sectional survey of autism spectrum disorders in children aged 0-6 years in Hainan province

• Published in: Zhōnghuá liúxíngbìng zázhì Vol. 38; no. 9; p. 1187
• Main Authors: Li, L, Li, X L, Wu, W X, Cai, X F, Fan, X L, Wei, X H, Sun, T T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 10.09.2017
• Subjects: Autism Spectrum Disorder - epidemiology; Autism Spectrum Disorder - ethnology; Child; Child, Preschool; China - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Parents; Pregnancy; Prevalence; Rural Population; Surveys and Questionnaires; Urban Population; China; Prevalence; Children; Influencing factor; Autism spectrum disorder
• ISSN: 0254-6450
• DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2017.09.009

To understand the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children aged 0-6 years old and influencing factors in Hainan province. A total of 37 862 children aged 0-6 years were selected from 18 counties in Hainan province for a screening by using questionnaire of"warning signs in child development", then field diagnosis was made, and general descriptive statistic analysis was conducted. The prevalence of ASD and related factors were analyzed with (2) test and unconditional logistic regression model. Among 37 862 children aged 0-6 years, 235 were diagnosed with ASD, the prevalence of ASD was 0.62 (0.99 in boys, 0.17 in girls), the differences was significant ( (2)=101.91, =0.000). The prevalence of ASD increased with age ( (2)=288.62, =0.000). The prevalence of ASD was significantly higher in urban area than in other areas ( (2)=114.77, =0.000). Factors such as full term pregnancy or not, neonatal asphyxia, father's characteristics, father's habit of chewing areca or smoking, mother's general mood, an