Fouad Alshaban|Mohammed S. Al?Dosari|Hawraa Al?Shammari|Saba F. Elhag|Iman Ghazal|Mohamed Tolefat|Mogahed Ali|Madeeha Kamal|Nazim Abdel Aati|Mahmoud Abeidah|Ahmad Hassan Saad|Lobna Dekair|Mohanad Al Khasawneh|Katrina Ramsay|Éric Fombonne
Prevalence and correlates of autism spectrum disorder in Qatar: a national study
Hamad bin Khalifa University|Cleveland Clinic|Hamad bin Khalifa University|Hamad bin Khalifa University|Hamad bin Khalifa University|Shafallah Center|Shafallah Center|Hamad Medical Corporation|Hamad Medical Corporation|Hamad Medical Corporation|Hamad Medical Corporation|Hamad Medical Corporation|Qatar University|Oregon Health & Science University|Oregon Health & Science University
epidemiological data autism spectrum disorders asd exist arabic countries conducted first survey asd qatar population high consanguinity levelthis crosssectional survey conducted 2015 2018 qatar schoolage children n 176960 national immigrant families children diagnosed asd identified medical centers special needs schools records abstracted supplemented parental interviews additionally children attending 93 schools screened asd case status confirmed random samples screenpositive screennegative children prevalence estimated taking account different sampling fractions participation rates survey phaseone thousand three hundred ninetythree children already diagnosed asd identified among 9074 school survey participants 760 screennegative children 163 screenpositive children evaluated 17 confirmed asd including five children newly diagnosed prevalence 114 95 ci 089146 among 6 11yearolds asd reported full siblingsextended relatives 59 95 ci 00420080118 95 ci 00950146 families firstdegree consanguinity qatari cases 45 comparable known population levels among 844 asd cases mean age 72 years 81 male children experienced language delay words 751 phrase speech 914 194 reported developmental regression time survey persisting deficits expressive language 194 peer interactions 140 reported conjunction behavioral problems adhd 302 anxiety 110 multivariate logistic regression asd severity associated parental consanguinity gestational diabetes delay walking developmental regressionasd prevalence qatar consistent recent international studies methods employed study help designing comparable surveys region estimated 187000 youths age 20 asd gulf countries figure assist planning health educational services young fastgrowing population