What is Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Republic of Georgia?
Introduction Despite the fact that 95% of all <5 years of age children with developmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) live in low- and middle-income countries (LAMI), to date there is an information gap in LAMI studies including Republic of Georgia. Objectives To esti...
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Introduction
Despite the fact that 95% of all <5 years of age children with developmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) live in low- and middle-income countries (LAMI), to date there is an information gap in LAMI studies including Republic of Georgia.
Objectives
To estimate the prevalence and describe the clinical characteristics of ASDs among the third-grade school students using a total population approach.
Methods
The target population (N=27,336) included all 3rd grade students of schools of five main cities of Georgia. The study was conducted in four steps: phase I screening, sampling of screen positive students, phase II confirmative diagnostic assessment, and best-estimate diagnosis. Parents and teachers completed two screening questionnaires in phase I: 27-item Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) and 25-item Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). In phase II, screen-positive children were evaluated using standardized diagnostic assessments.
Results
Overall, 16,654 students (82%) were assessed by either parent and/or teacher. Students whose ASSQ and/or SDQ scores were in the top 10th percentile were considered as screened positive for diagnostic assessment (N=1976). Of 300 students completed diagnostic assessment 53 were diagnosed ASD. Crude prevalence of ASDs was estimated to be 4.5%. 75% of cases of ASD were first diagnosed. Efforts are currently underway to compute adjusted prevalence, which will be available for the Conference presentation.
Conclusions
The prevalence data of ASD is important to assess the burden of the disorder and facilitate better understanding of specifics of the disorder in different part of the world.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-dfc4d78ddf114a1580bcb48eab8e2e872023-11-17T05:09:19ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S232S23210.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.600What is Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Republic of Georgia?M. Zirakashvili0M. Gabunia1N. Mebonia2T. Mikiashvili3G. Chvamania4E. Kurashvili5V. Nadareishvili6S. Bishop7Y.S. Kim8B. Leventhal9Ilia State University, Georgian Academy of Childhood Disability, Child And Adolescent Mental Health, Tbilisi, GeorgiaGeorgian Academy of Childhood Disability, Child And Adolescent Mental Health, Tbilisi, GeorgiaTbilisi State Medical University, Epidemiology, Tbilisi, GeorgiaGeorgian Academy of Childhood Disability, Child And Adolescent Mental Health, Tbilisi, GeorgiaIlia State University, Child And Adolescent Mental Health, Tbilisi, GeorgiaGeorgian Academy of Childhood Disability, Child And Adolescent Mental Health, Tbilisi, GeorgiaGeorgian Academy of Childhood Disability, Child And Adolescent Mental Health, Tbilisi, GeorgiaUniversity of California, San Francisco, Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences Weill Institute For Neurosciences, San Francisco, United States of AmericaUniversity of California, San Francisco, Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences Weill Institute For Neurosciences, San Francisco, United States of AmericaUniversity of California, San Francisco, Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences Weill Institute For Neurosciences, San Francisco, United States of America Introduction Despite the fact that 95% of all <5 years of age children with developmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) live in low- and middle-income countries (LAMI), to date there is an information gap in LAMI studies including Republic of Georgia. Objectives To estimate the prevalence and describe the clinical characteristics of ASDs among the third-grade school students using a total population approach. Methods The target population (N=27,336) included all 3rd grade students of schools of five main cities of Georgia. The study was conducted in four steps: phase I screening, sampling of screen positive students, phase II confirmative diagnostic assessment, and best-estimate diagnosis. Parents and teachers completed two screening questionnaires in phase I: 27-item Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) and 25-item Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). In phase II, screen-positive children were evaluated using standardized diagnostic assessments. Results Overall, 16,654 students (82%) were assessed by either parent and/or teacher. Students whose ASSQ and/or SDQ scores were in the top 10th percentile were considered as screened positive for diagnostic assessment (N=1976). Of 300 students completed diagnostic assessment 53 were diagnosed ASD. Crude prevalence of ASDs was estimated to be 4.5%. 75% of cases of ASD were first diagnosed. Efforts are currently underway to compute adjusted prevalence, which will be available for the Conference presentation. Conclusions The prevalence data of ASD is important to assess the burden of the disorder and facilitate better understanding of specifics of the disorder in different part of the world. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822006009/type/journal_articleautismprevalenceGeorgia |
| spellingShingle | M. Zirakashvili M. Gabunia N. Mebonia T. Mikiashvili G. Chvamania E. Kurashvili V. Nadareishvili S. Bishop Y.S. Kim B. Leventhal What is Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Republic of Georgia? European Psychiatry autism prevalence Georgia |
| title | What is Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Republic of Georgia? |
| title_full | What is Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Republic of Georgia? |
| title_fullStr | What is Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Republic of Georgia? |
| title_full_unstemmed | What is Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Republic of Georgia? |
| title_short | What is Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Republic of Georgia? |
| title_sort | what is prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in republic of georgia |
| topic | autism prevalence Georgia |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822006009/type/journal_article |
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