Socio-demographic status of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their Parents in Dhaka city

Authors

  • Fardaus Ara Begum Clinical Fellow, Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, icddr,b, Mohakhali, Dhaka, 1212
  • Abu Sayem Mirza Md Hasibur Rahman Study Physician, Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, icddr,b, Mohakhali, Dhaka, 1212
  • Md Shafiqul Islam Professor and Former Head of the Department, Department of Epidemiology. National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v4i1.117

Keywords:

ASD children, Parents of ASD children, Dhaka city

Abstract

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased dramatically in the last two decades in the whole world. ASD hampers child’s and their parent’s quality of participation in everyday life. This study examined socio-demographic status of ASD children and their parents in Dhaka city, Bangladesh.

Methodology: This is a descriptive type of crosssectional study. Total 44 parents of Autistic children were interviewed, excluding 9 non respondent parents. We collected data by using self-administered questionnaires. Data was analyzed in SPSS-16.

Results: Majority (52.3%) ASD children were within 11-15 years, 75% of them had 2-4 siblings and 95.5% of them had no health insurance for themselves or their parents. About parents of ASD children, majority (34.1%) were between 41-50 years old, 90.9% of the participants were mother, 90.9% were married, 79.5% parent lives in a nuclear family, 75% of them were unemployed and most (29.5%) of them are with medium education (HSC). However, male female ratio of ASD children was 2.05:1 in our study.

Conclusion:The findings from this study indicated that parents of children with ASD are with medium education. They are unemployed and with no medical insurance either for themselves or for their children. Again, abetter study design is needed in future to collect gender of all selected ASD population.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 04 No. 01 January’20 Page : 36-40

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Published

2019-10-31

How to Cite

Begum, F. A., Rahman, A. S. M. M. H., & Islam, M. S. (2019). Socio-demographic status of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their Parents in Dhaka city. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 4(1), 36–40. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v4i1.117

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020)

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