Table 4 Knowledge of the medical students with etiology, prevalence, and treatment of ASDs
|  |  | True | False | I don’t know |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | Knowledge item | n | % | n | % | n | % | D |
1 | ASDs are developmental disorders? | 187 | 60.5 | 57 | 18.4 | 65 | 21.0 | Easy |
2 | Children with ASDs have impairments in social interaction, communication or language, and behavioral development? | 288 | 93.2 | 6 | 1.9 | 15 | 4.9 | Very easy |
3 | ASDs occur more commonly among males than females? | 123 | 39.8 | 27 | 8.7 | 159 | 51.5 | Difficult |
4 | ASDs are more prevalent than juvenile diabetes? | 40 | 12.9 | 58 | 18.8 | 211 | 68.3 | Very difficult |
5 | ASDs are more prevalent than Down syndrome? | 66 | 21.4 | 82 | 26.5 | 161 | 52.1 | Difficult |
6 | ASDs are curable? | 45 | 14.6 | 193 | 62.5 | 71 | 23.0 | Easy |
7 | Risperidone and aripiprazole have been approved by the health authorities for the treatment of irritability associated with ASDs? | 53 | 17.2 | 13 | 4.2 | 243 | 78.6 | Very difficult |
8 | Vaccines can cause ASDs? | 23 | 7.4 | 207 | 67.0 | 79 | 25.6 | Easy |
9 | ASDs exist only in childhood? | 59 | 19.1 | 199 | 64.4 | 51 | 16.5 | Easy |
10 | ASDs are caused because of emotionally distant, rejecting parents? | 102 | 33.0 | 133 | 43.0 | 74 | 23.9 | Moderate |
11 | Genetic factors play a major role in the etiology of ASDs? | 219 | 70.9 | 31 | 10.0 | 59 | 19.1 | Easy |
12 | ASDs are rare disorder? | 37 | 12.0 | 199 | 64.4 | 73 | 23.6 | Easy |