Knowledge about childhood autism among health workers (KCAHW) questionnaire: description, reliability and internal consistency

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Muideen O. Bakare · Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital

Peter O. Ebigbo · University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital

Ahamefule O Agomoh · Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital

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The KCAHW questionnaire is a reliable tool for assessing knowledge of health workers about childhood autism. It would be a useful tool in improving early recognition of features of autism among affected children in Sub-Saharan African and other developing countries of the world where knowledge and awareness about childhood autism is low.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Family and Disability Support Research

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Published in: Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 17-17

DOI: 10.1186/1745-0179-4-17

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