PS-353 Coverage Of Antenatal Appointment Of Pregnant Women Admitted To The Maternity Teaching Hospital Alcides Carneiro, PetrÓpolis, Rio De Janeiro, Rj, Brazil

Abstract

ASD groups using design-corrected F tests and multivariate logistic analyses. Results Compared with the ASD-now group, the no-longer-ASD group was more likely to be minority (40.6 vs. 18.3%, p < 0.01), have parents with high school education or lower (45.6 vs. 28.3%, p < 0.05), and less likely to be of Hispanic ethnicity (8.0 vs 18.5%, p < 0.05). The no-longer ASD group was more likely to have had hearing problems (although not currently) (21 vs 10.5%, p < 0.05), and less likely to have had epilepsy and seizures (6.2 vs 13.1%, p < 0.05), developmental delays (55.6 vs 72.8%, p < 0.05) or learning disabilities (56.6 vs 80.3%, p < 0.01). Retaining the ASD diagnosis dramatically increased with income levels among minority children, while declining for the most affluent children. Conclusions In a nationally representative US sample, we found evidence that the groups most likely to be told they have ASD when they do not are minority, low-income children, particularly those with hearing problems.