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- Title
Racial Disparities in Hospitalization Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among U.S. Children with Autism.
- Authors
Zhang, Wanqing; Watson, Linda R.; Johnson, Khalilah R.
- Abstract
Purpose: This study was to investigate the factors associated with preventable hospitalization due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) in children with autism. Methods: Using secondary data from the U.S. Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), multivariable regression analyses were conducted to determine the potential effect of race and income level on the likelihood of inpatient stays for ACSCs among autistic children. Pediatric ACSCs included three acute conditions (dehydration, gastroenteritis, and urinary infection) and three chronic conditions (asthma, constipation, and diabetes short-term complications). Results: In this analysis, there were 21,733 hospitalizations among children with autism; about 10% were hospitalized due to pediatric ACSCs. Overall, the odds of ACSCs hospitalization were greater among Hispanic and Black autistic children versus White autistic children. Both Hispanic and Black autistic children from the lowest income level had the highest odds to be hospitalized for chronic ACSCs. Conclusion: Inequities of access to health care among racial/ethnic minorities were most notable for autistic children with chronic ACSC conditions.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ASPERGER'S syndrome in children; AUTISM in children; HEALTH status indicators; SECONDARY analysis; INCOME; RESEARCH funding; HOSPITAL care; MULTIPLE regression analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ASPERGER'S syndrome in adolescence; RACE; RACISM; ODDS ratio; PATHOGENESIS; HEALTH equity; AUTISM in adolescence
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2024, Vol 54, Issue 7, p2430
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-023-05995-8