Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of children with ASD
(n = 60)
| Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Age range | Mean (s.d.) |
| 2–17 years | 9.45 (4.33) |
| Sex | |
| Males | 42 (70.0) |
| Females | 18 (30.0) |
| Family type | |
| Monogamous | 57 (95.0) |
| Polygamous | 3 (5.0) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 40 (66.7) |
| Semi-urban | 17 (28.3) |
| Rural | 5 (5.0) |
| Socio-economic class | |
| High | 9 (15.0) |
| Middle | 31 (51.7) |
| Low | 20 (33.3) |
| Educational level | |
| None/out of school | 25 (41.7) |
| Nursery/play group | 24 (40.0) |
| Primary | 10 (16.6) |
| Secondary | 1 (1.7) |
| Birth order | |
| 1st child | 23 (38.3) |
| Middle child | 19 (31.7) |
| Last child | 18 (30.0) |