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ERIC Number: EJ1294504
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-May
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Health Characteristics of Reproductive-Aged Autistic Women in Ontario: A Population-Based, Cross-Sectional Study
Tint, Ami; Brown, Hilary K.; Chen, Simon; Lai, Meng-Chuan; Tarasoff, Lesley A.; Vigod, Simone N.; Parish, Susan; Havercamp, Susan M.; Lunsky, Yona
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v25 n4 p1114-1124 May 2021
While an increasing number of girls and women are being identified with autism, we know little about the health of reproductive-aged autistic women. Our objectives were to (1) describe health characteristics of reproductive-aged autistic women who could potentially become pregnant and (2) compare these characteristics with those of non-autistic women. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study using 2017-2018 administrative health data from Ontario, Canada. A total of 6,870 fifteen- to 44-year-old autistic women were identified and compared with 2,686,160 non-autistic women. Variables of interest included social determinants of health (neighborhood income, residential instability, material deprivation, rurality), health (co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions, use of potentially teratogenic medications, history of assault), and health care factors (continuity of primary care). Overall, reproductive-aged autistic women had poorer health compared with non-autistic women, including increased rates of material deprivation, chronic medical conditions, psychiatric conditions, use of potentially teratogenic medications, and history of assault. These findings highlight the need for health interventions tailored to the needs of reproductive-aged autistic women.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Canada
Grant or Contract Numbers: 5R01HD092326