Research on the direct financial burden on families with 2-6 years old children having autism spectrum disorder in China

ZHAO Ya-nan; LUO Ya-nan; WANG Xiang-yu; FAN Hui-yun; ZHANG Rong; ZHENG Xiao-ying

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ZHAO Ya-nan, LUO Ya-nan, WANG Xiang-yu, FAN Hui-yun, ZHANG Rong, ZHENG Xiao-ying. Research on the direct financial burden on families with 2-6 years old children having autism spectrum disorder in China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2021, 25(9): 1085-1090. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.09.016

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ZHAO Ya-nan, LUO Ya-nan, WANG Xiang-yu, FAN Hui-yun, ZHANG Rong, ZHENG Xiao-ying. Research on the direct financial burden on families with 2-6 years old children having autism spectrum disorder in China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2021, 25(9): 1085-1090. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.09.016

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ZHAO Ya-nan, LUO Ya-nan, WANG Xiang-yu, FAN Hui-yun, ZHANG Rong, ZHENG Xiao-ying. Research on the direct financial burden on families with 2-6 years old children having autism spectrum disorder in China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2021, 25(9): 1085-1090. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.09.016

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Research on the direct financial burden on families with 2-6 years old children having autism spectrum disorder in China

doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.09.016

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Institute of Population Research, Peking University, APEC Health Science Academy, Peking University, HeSAY, Beijing 100871, China
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Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences Peking University Health Science Center, Key Laboratory for Neuroscience of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Neuroscience of the Ministry of National Health Commission, Beijing 100191, China
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Autism Research Centre, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing 100191, China

ZHAO Ya-nan and LUO Ya-nan contributed equally to this article

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Corresponding author: ZHENG Xiao-ying, E-mail: xzheng@pku.edu.cn
Received Date: 2021-01-26
Rev Recd Date: 2021-04-21

Available Online: 2021-10-23

Publish Date: 2021-09-10

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Objective To investigate and explore the direct expenditures on health care and intervention of the families of 2-6 years old children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods Using the questionnaire to investigate the financial cost on Chinese families of 2-6 years old ASD children. Chi square analysis and ANOVA analysis were used to compare the mean values of various expenditures. Results Caregivers of 3 880 ASD children were recruited in 33 Provinces of China.The direct expenditure of intervention is average 7 339.48 Yuan per month (88 073.76 Yuan per year), which accounts for 85.56% of the total household income. The total direct expenditure of intervention is average 9 677.87 Yuan per month (116 134.44 Yuan per year), which accounts for 127.38% of the total household income. To the low-income families, their intervention expenditure's percentage can high up to 210%, along with the middle-income families 97% and the high-income families 56%. The statistical difference is obviously significant (all P < 0.05). Taking the severity of ASD into consideration, the lower the function is, the more the direct intervention exist (97%) (χ² =8.297, P < 0.001). Conclusion The cost of intervention of ASD children has caused a serious financial burden on their families, especially to the poor and the families with low functioning children.
- Autistic spectrum disorder,
- Children,
- Family expenditures,
- Direct cost

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