May 2026
Original scientific article
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND DETERMINANTS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AMONG CHILDREN IN BABYLON GOVERNORATE, IRAQ: A GIS-BASED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a major neurodevelopmental disorder with a growing global incidence, and needs to be better understood in terms of its spatial patterns and risk factors to inform health policy. This study conducted a spatial-statistical analysis to detect spatial patterns and factors of ASD in children under 15 years in Iraq's Bab...
By Maysaa Y Al-Dujaili, Jawad K Al-Hasnawi, Arafat H Al-Dujaili