Surmen Aysen, Hidiroglu Seyhan, Usta Hamide Hande, Awiwi Muhammed, Oguz Ahmet Saki, Karavus Melda, Karavus Ahmet
Department of Public Health, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
North Clin Istanb. 2015 Apr 24;2(1):13-18. doi: 10.14744/nci.2015.83723. eCollection 2015.
The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, awareness, behavior and attitudes towards autism among applicants to a Family Health Center (FHC).
This descriptive study was performed at a Family Health Center (FHC) in Istanbul in August 2013. Data was obtained via face-to-face interviews with participants older than 18 years who were admitted to the FHC. The questionnaire consisted of questions on sociodemographic characteristics, applicants' knowledge of autism and their approach to autism.
160 applicants participated in our survey of which 38.8% had heard the word 'autism'. Knowledge and awareness of autism, and attitudes and behaviours towards this disorder differed significantly with the educational level of the study participants (p<0.05) However, these parameters did not change with gender and income level of the participants (p>0.05).
The most important outcome of our study is that awareness, or even having knowledge of the word autism is significant in breaking down stereotypes. Despite the low level of awareness of the disease, the majority of the participitants had a positive attitude towards autism.
本研究旨在评估家庭健康中心（FHC）申请者对自闭症的知识、认知、行为和态度。
2013年8月在伊斯坦布尔的一家家庭健康中心（FHC）开展了这项描述性研究。通过与入住该FHC的18岁以上参与者进行面对面访谈获取数据。问卷包括关于社会人口学特征、申请者对自闭症的了解以及他们对自闭症的态度等问题。
160名申请者参与了我们的调查，其中38.8%听说过“自闭症”这个词。研究参与者对自闭症的知识和认知以及对该疾病的态度和行为因教育水平不同而有显著差异（p<0.05）。然而，这些参数并未因参与者的性别和收入水平而改变（p>0.05）。
我们研究的最重要结果是，对自闭症这个词的认知，甚至只是有所了解，对于打破刻板印象都很重要。尽管对该疾病的认知水平较低，但大多数参与者对自闭症持积极态度。
