Prenatal Risk Factors and Autism Incidence in Malang City, Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/ahsr.k.201203.034How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Autism risks, Prenatal risk factors, Neurodevelopmental disorders

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship of prenatal factors on the risk of an autism incidence in Malang City. This is an unmatched case- control study design which is used in multivariate analysis. The case group consisted of 35 mothers of affected children in Autism Service Center (ASC) Malang selected using a total sampling while the control group consisted of 35 mothers of normally developing children from Universitas Negeri Malang Laboratory Elementary School selected using a quota sampling. The prenatal risk factors data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed by a binary logistic regression. The results showed that the trimester of having any prenatal complication, prenatal period, smoker/s in the house during pregnancy, and maternal age were all giving effects about 59,9% of autism occurrences. Based on this research, women in their pregnancy period should be more cautious in their first trimester of pregnancy.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hamidah Indrihapsari
AU  - Sapto Adi
AU  - Rara Warih Gayatri
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/04
TI  - Prenatal Risk Factors and Autism Incidence in Malang City, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Meeting on Public Health and Sports (ISMOPHS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 175
EP  - 184
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.201203.034
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.201203.034
ID  - Indrihapsari2020
ER  -