Patricia Kipkemoi, Symon M Kariuki, Joseph Gona, Felicita Wangeci Mwangi, Martha Kombe, Collins Kipkoech, Paul Murimi, William Mandy, Richard Warrington, David Skuse, Charles R J C Newton, Amina Abubakar
INTRODUCTION: The precise epidemiological burden of autism is unknown because of the limited capacity to identify and diagnose the disorder in resource-constrained settings, related in part to a lack of appropriate standardised assessment tools and health care experts. We assessed the reliability, validity, and diagnostic accuracy of the Developmental Diagnostic Dimensional Interview (3Di) in a rural setting on the Kenyan coast. METHODS: Using a large community survey of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), we administered the 3Di to 2,110 children aged between 6 years and 9 years who screened positive or negative for any NDD and selected 242 who had specific symptoms suggestive of autism based on parental report and the screening tools for review by a child and adolescent psychiatrist...
2024: Frontiers in Psychiatry