Bakare Muideen O, Ebigbo Peter O, Ubochi Vincent N
Child and Adolescent Unit, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2012 May;23(2):513-8. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0056.
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among sub-Saharan African children with intellectual disability is about 0.7% more than three decades ago. During this period, the prevalence of ASD has been on the increase worldwide. Studies are not available in recent times addressing epidemiology of ASD among sub-Saharan African children. The present study assessed the prevalence of ASD among Nigerian children with intellectual disability. Forty four children with intellectual disability were assessed for diagnosis of childhood autism based on criteria specified in F84.0 section of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) Diagnostic Criteria for Research. Five (11.4%) of the children studied met the diagnostic criteria for childhood autism. Male/female ratio was 4:1. There is need for large scale epidemiological studies of ASD among sub-Saharan African children to clearly define the inter-relationship between ASD and intellectual disability in this population and to help in health care policy formulation.
在撒哈拉以南非洲地区，患有智力残疾的儿童中自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的患病率比三十多年前高出约0.7%。在此期间，ASD在全球范围内的患病率一直在上升。目前尚无针对撒哈拉以南非洲儿童ASD流行病学的近期研究。本研究评估了尼日利亚智力残疾儿童中ASD的患病率。根据《国际疾病分类第十版》（ICD - 10）研究诊断标准F84.0部分规定的标准，对44名智力残疾儿童进行了儿童自闭症诊断评估。所研究的儿童中有5名（11.4%）符合儿童自闭症的诊断标准。男女比例为4:1。需要对撒哈拉以南非洲儿童中的ASD进行大规模流行病学研究，以明确该人群中ASD与智力残疾之间的相互关系，并有助于制定医疗保健政策。
