TABLE 3.

Bivariate analysis of socio-demographic and clinic characteristics of the study participants.

Variable	SCQ score ≤ 15† N = 175		SCQ score > 15‡ N = 143		p
	n	%	n	%
Sex of child
Male	96	54.9	89	62.2	0.185
Female	79	45.1	54	37.8
Primary caregiver
Both parents	133	76.0	96	67.1	0.212
Mother	8	4.5	5	3.5
Father	28	16.0	33	23.1
Other§	6	3.5	9	6.3
School attendance
Yes	110	63.5	15	10.5	< 0.001
No	65	36.5	128	89.5
Family history of mental illness
Yes	25	14.3	18	12.6	0.660
No	150	85.7	125	87.4
Neurological condition
Cerebral palsy	16	9.1	94	65.7	< 0.001
Epilepsy	144	82.3	38	26.6
Other¶	15	8.6	11	7.7
Ability to speak
Yes	157	89.7	31	78.3	< 0.001
No	18	10.3	112	78.3
History of delayed milestones
Yes	65	37.1	117	81.8	< 0.001
No	110	62.9	26	18.2

SCQ, Social Communication Questionnaire.

^†, Non-significant ASD symptoms.

^‡, Significant ASD symptoms.

^§, Aunt, grandmother, foster parents.

^¶, Erb’s palsy, Global Developmental Disorder, Myasthenia Gravis, Sickle cell disease, stroke.