Table 2.
Odds of having at high risk of Autism among surveyed children according to the sociodemographic and child characteristics
| sociodemographic and child characteristicsa |
All ASD (n = 1370) n(%) |
Boys (n = 879) n(%) |
Girls n = 491 n(%) |
COR (95% CI) All versus Healthy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locality (Urban/ Rural) | ||||
| Urban (19,422) | 815 (4.2) | 513(2.65) | 302(1.6) |
Urban/ rural 1.71* (1.53–1.91) |
| Rural (22,218) | 555 (2.5) | 366(1.65) | 189(0.85) | |
| Social class | ||||
| Low (13,586) | 351 (2.6) | 243 (1.8) | 108(0.8) |
Middle vs. low 1.72(1.51–1.97)** |
| Middle (13,887) | 607 (4.4) | 361 (2.6) | 246 (1.8) |
Middle vs. high 1.53(1.34–1.73)** |
| High (14,167) | 412 (2.9) | 275 (1.9) | 137(1.0) |
low vs. high 0.89(0.766–1.02) |
| Geographical Distribution | ||||
| Cities (6919) | 462 (6.7) | 285(4.1) | 177(2.6) |
Lower vs Cities 0.39 (0.34–0.44)** |
| Lower Egypt (15,892) | 428 (2.7) | 264(1.7) | 164(1.0) |
lower vs. Frontiers 1.07 (0.87–1.32) |
| Upper Egypt (14,344) | 367 (2.6) | 251(1.7) | 116(0.9) |
upper vs. Frontiers 1.02(.82–1.26) |
| Frontier (4485) | 113 (2.5) | 79(1.8) | 34(0.7) |
Frontiers vs cities 0.36(0.29–0.45)** |
| Age category | ||||
| 1- < 3 years (8383) | 137 (1.6) | 86 (1.0) | 51 (0.6) |
3- < 6 years vs. 1- < 3 2.77(2.29–3.34)** |
| 3- < 6 years (12,933) | 568 (4.4) | 360(2.8) | 208(1.6) |
3- < 6 years vs. 6–12 years 1.46(1.21–1.52)** |
| 6–12 years (20,324 | 665 (3.3) | 433(2.1) | 232(1.2) |
6-12 years vs. 1- < 3 years 0.99 (0.89–1.1) |
| School attending statusb (n = 20,332) | ||||
| 1. Child goes to school (19,470) | 1247 (6.4) | 790 (4.1) | 457 (2.3) |
2 vs 1 5.2 (4.43–6.17)** |
| 2. Does not go to school (858) | 123 (14.3) | 89(10.4) | 34(3.9) | |
apercent was calculated out of rows
bof children aged 6 -12 years
*p-value significant at < 0.05
**p-value highly sig at < 0.01