KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AMONG FINAL YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS IN BANGLADESH- A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
- MBBS, MPH, mphil,Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- MBBS, MPH, MA, phd,Head, Division of Reproductive and Child Health, Department of Public Health & Informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.and Director, Centre for Gender and Womens Health Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Introduction: Knowledge about autism spectrum disorders (ASD) among medical professionals is crucial for early diagnosis and intervention. However, studies assessing such knowledge among medical students in Bangladesh arelimited This study aimed to evaluate knowledge about childhood autism among final year MBBS students in Bangladesh. And method: This cross sectional study was among 300 final year MBBS students from seven medical colleges under Dhaka University from July 2014 to July 2015. Data were collected using a semi structured questionnaire that include the Knowledge about Childhood Autism among Health Workers (KCAHW) questionnaire. KCAHW assesses knowledge across four domains: social interaction, communication, behavioral patterns, and disorder classification/comorbidities. A composite knowledge score calculated and was expressed as mean deviation. Descriptive statistics were presented using tables.
[Zafrana Zahir and Fariha Haseen (2025); KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AMONG FINAL YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS IN BANGLADESH- A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Int. J. of Adv. Res. (Aug). 409-415] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Department of Community Medicine, Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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