Muideen O. Bakare

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: There is a need for epidemiological studies in Africa to define the magnitude of the problem of ASD and the characteristics of children affected by ASD in this region, which would help in planning and might be helpful in answering the question of aetiology of ASD.

TL;DR: The KCAHW questionnaire is a reliable tool for assessing knowledge of health workers about childhood autism and 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.

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: Review of literature from Africa on the epidemiology of ADHD as well attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms and associated co-morbid conditions among African children found published data from Africa is limited.