Knowledge and Attitude of General Practitioners Regarding Autism in Karachi, Pakistan

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作者：
Mohammad Hossein Rahbar
Khalid Ibrahim
Parisa Assassi
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[1] The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston,Division of Epidemiology
[2] The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design Core Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
[3] Michigan State University,Department of Epidemiology, College of Human Medicine
[4] The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston,Division of Management, Policy and Community Health
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | 2011年 / 41卷
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Autism spectrum disorders; Knowledge; General practitioner; Pakistan;
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General practitioners (GPs) could have an important role in early diagnosis of autism. There have been no studies evaluating the knowledge of GPs regarding autism in Pakistan. We aimed to fill that gap by assessing knowledge and attitude of GPs in Karachi regarding autism. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 348 GPs; only 148 (44.6%) had heard of “autism.” Our results show that GPs less than 30 years of age and those who obtained their Medical Degree in the last 5 years are more likely to report knowledge about autism: OR = 3.0; 95% CI: 1.71, 5.31, and OR = 2.56; 95% CI: 1.48, 4.42, respectively. In addition, among those reporting knowledge about autism, many held misconceptions regarding the signs and symptoms and etiology.
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页码：465 / 474
页数：9
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