Experiences and Attitudes on Early Identification Practices of Autism: A Preliminary Survey of Pediatric Professionals in Ecuador
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedure
2.2. Survey Instrument
3. Results
3.1. Factors Influencing Routine Screening Practices
3.2. Perception of Formal Screening
3.3. Sense of Self-Efficacy
3.4. Self-Perceived Knowledge Possessed
3.5. Self-Perceived Needs of Training
3.6. Identification Experiences
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | n = 153 |
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Gender | |
Male | 41 |
Female | 112 |
Age | |
Mean | 38.8 |
Range | 22–74 |
Profession | |
Pediatricians | 57 |
Family Doctors | 12 |
Resident in Pediatrics | 81 |
Residents in Family Medicine | 3 |
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Buffle, P.; Naranjo, A.; Gentaz, E.; Vivanti, G. Experiences and Attitudes on Early Identification Practices of Autism: A Preliminary Survey of Pediatric Professionals in Ecuador. Children 2022, 9, 123. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9020123
Buffle P, Naranjo A, Gentaz E, Vivanti G. Experiences and Attitudes on Early Identification Practices of Autism: A Preliminary Survey of Pediatric Professionals in Ecuador. Children. 2022; 9(2):123. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9020123
Chicago/Turabian StyleBuffle, Paulina, Alfredo Naranjo, Edouard Gentaz, and Giacomo Vivanti. 2022. "Experiences and Attitudes on Early Identification Practices of Autism: A Preliminary Survey of Pediatric Professionals in Ecuador" Children 9, no. 2: 123. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9020123