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Table 2 The pattern of distribution of scores in the different domains of KCAHW questionnaire among the healthcare workers

From: Knowledge about childhood autism and opinion among healthcare workers on availability of facilities and law caring for the needs and rights of children with childhood autism and other developmental disorders in Nigeria

Domains

Area of Knowledge/Symptoms Questions Addressed

Total Score Possible

Mean Scores

Number of Healthcare Workers with Scores within and above the Mean Scores

N (%)

Domain 1

Impairments in Social Interaction

8

5.80 ± 1.90

80 (59.7)

Domain 2

Impairment in Communication

1

0.82 ± 0.14

107 (79.9)

Domain 3

Obsessive and Repetitive Behavioral Pattern

4

2.20 ± 0.90

54 (40.3)

Domain 4

Type of Disorder Autism is and Possible Associated Co-morbidity

6

3.53 ± 1.46

80 (59.7)

Summation of Domains 1, 2, 3 and 4

Summation of Scores in the four domains

19

12.35 ± 4.4

94 (70.2)