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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or simply autism, occupies an extreme position among childhood pathologies due to its severity, duration, and impact on the family. This descriptive study assessed the psychosocial burden of care on 60 mothers of children with childhood autism. The instrument consisted of socio-demographic characteristics, 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), and the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZCGI). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 23. Results indicated a significantly high level of psychological distress (51.8%) among mother of children with autism, and (30%) thirty percent of mothers of children with autism had a low burden. Bivariate analysis revealed factors that were associated with psychological distress in mother of these children were the presence of social type of impairments and a high number of impairment in the child having to cut down or give up work and a high burden score on these women believed to be a spillover from the care burden. Results also showed the number of impairments at various periods: 12 months (51.79%), 6-12 months (30.36%), and less than 6 months are (17.86%). Mothers’ employment rate was cut down to 51.9%, while 25.9% gave up their job completely. These were significantly and independently associated with psychological distress. Conclusively, the study revealed that mothers of children with autism experience significant higher levels of burden. Hence, an urgent need for the implementation of intervention programmes to reduce the burden of care among this group of mothers in Nigeria with social support and governmental assistance and approaches.
自闭症谱系障碍(ASD),或简称自闭症,由于其严重程度、持续时间和对家庭的影响,在儿童疾病中占据极端地位。本描述性研究评估了60名儿童自闭症母亲的心理社会负担。该工具包括社会人口学特征、12项一般健康问卷(GHQ-12)和Zarit照顾者负担访谈(ZCGI)。数据分析采用SPSS version 23。结果显示,自闭症儿童母亲的心理困扰水平显著较高(51.8%),而自闭症儿童母亲的心理负担较低(30%)。双变量分析显示,与这些孩子的母亲心理困扰相关的因素是社会类型障碍的存在,以及孩子不得不减少或放弃工作的大量障碍,以及这些妇女的高负担得分,这被认为是照顾负担的溢出。结果还显示了不同时期的损伤数量:12个月(51.79%),6-12个月(30.36%),6个月以下(17.86%)。母亲的就业率降至51.9%,而25.9%的人完全放弃了工作。这些都与心理困扰有显著且独立的关系。最后,研究表明,患有自闭症的孩子的母亲承受着更大的负担。因此,迫切需要执行干预方案,在社会支持和政府援助和办法下减轻尼日利亚这一母亲群体的护理负担。