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Bangladesh Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Survey 2013

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General Info
Provider 
Bangladesh Protibondhi Foundation (BPF)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Bangladesh (BGD)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2013 - 06/2013
Data type
Survey:
  • Exam
  • Household
Summary 

The Survey of Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Bangladesh was conducted from January to June 2013 to determine the validity of home-based screening tools for use of frontline health workers to identify children at-risk for neurodevelopmental impairments (NDIs) and neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs). Of those surveyed, 20% were 0-<2 year olds and 80% were 2-9 year olds. A total of 7280 children were surveyed in 8 sites - Dhaka Division, Sylhet Division, Chittagong Division, Khulna Division), Rajshahi Division, Barisal Division, Rangpur Division and Dhaka city in Bangladesh.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Assets, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Autism, Cerebral palsy, Child anthropometry, Child care, Child development, Childhood behavioral disorders, Children, Cleft lip and cleft palate, Cognitive assessment, Congenital anomalies, Disability, Down's syndrome, Education, Electricity, Employment, Fever, Fishing, Health care use, Hearing loss, Hospitals, Housing, Housing materials, Income, Iodine supplements, Jaundice, Land ownership, Literacy, Livestock, Loans, Mass media, Maternal care, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mortality, Neonatal jaundice, Neurological conditions, Nurses, Occupations, Paralysis, Pervasive developmental disorders, Physicians, Place of delivery, Poverty, Preterm birth, Prevalence, Refrigeration, Religion, Sanitation, School enrollment, Screening, Seizures, Skilled birth attendants, Socioeconomic risk factors, Symptoms, Telephones, Transportation, Vision loss, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jun 26, 2023