Monday N Igwe

TL;DR: Education on childhood autism is therefore needed and can be provided through continuing medical education and emphasizing childhood autism in their training curriculum, which will enhance early identification and diagnosis of childhood autism with early interventions that are known to improve prognosis.

TL;DR: KCA as measured by scores on KCAHW questionnaire was significantly associated with age group distribution of the healthcare workers, with those age group of fourth decades and above more likely to have higher mean score and previous experience of managing children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and the correlates of KCA may help in selection of those tertiary healthcare workers that best fit the role of trainers.

TL;DR: Peculiar situation in this environment as signified by inadequate human resources needed in the area of clinical psychology training often times necessitates employing first degree graduates in psychology into clinical positions calls for additional exposure of the undergraduate psychology students to training curriculum aimed at improving their early recognition of symptoms of autism spectrum disorders.

TL;DR: Knowledge and recognition of symptoms of ASD is observed to be better among this group of final year medical students as shown by higher mean scores in the four domains of KCAHW questionnaire.

TL;DR: Religiosity is indeed a reliable coping method, most commonly used by the elderly and females with depression, and positive religious coping is more common among diabetic patients who are in the low occupational status.