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Table 2 Association between opinions of healthcare workers on explanation of the etiology of childhood autism and sociodemographic variables of the healthcare workers

From: Etiological explanation, treatability and preventability of childhood autism: a survey of Nigerian healthcare workers' opinion

Sociodemographic variables

Level of association (p value)

Age groups (years)

0.808

Gender

0.353

Marital status

0.732

Area of specialty

0.320

Working experience (years)

0.219

Geographical region

0.679

Previous involvement with management of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

0.399

Mean score on KCAHW questionnaire

0.014a

  1. aSignificant association.
  2. KCAHW, knowledge about childhood autism among health workers.