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Variation in Socio-Economic Burden for Caring of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Oman: Caregiver Perspectives |
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| Authors: | Yahya M. Al-Farsi Mostafa I. Waly Marwan M. Al-Sharbati Mohamed Al-Shafaee Omar Al-Farsi Samiya Al-Fahdi Allal Ouhtit Maha Al-Khaduri Samir Al-Adawi |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 35, 123, Al-Khoudh, Sultanate of Oman 2. Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman 6. Nutrition Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt 3. Department of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman 4. Department of Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman 5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman |
| Abstract: | A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate whether caregiver’s variations in socioeconomic status (SES) has direct bearing on challenges of nurturing children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Oman. A cadre of caregivers (n = 150) from two types of SES (low-income and middle-high income) were compared based on four domains: (1) accessing and perception of remedial services, (2) utilization and perception of psychiatric services, (3) constraints for being a caregiver of children with ASD and (4) financial expenses of taking care of children with ASD. There is little indication that any particular SES fare well on these domains. Factors to mitigate such predicaments are therefore imperative in order to improve quality of life for caregivers among children with ASD. |
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