@article{article_887905, title={Determination of the Autism Awareness in Women Who are Future Mothers}, journal={Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={10}, pages={205–212}, year={2021}, author={Ulutaşdemir, Nilgün and Uzun, Sevda and Üstüner Top, Fadime and Demir, Sevgi and Kulakaç, Nurşen}, keywords={Autism, Woman, Awareness}, abstract={Autism Spectrum Disorders(ASB) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by continuing deficiencies in the social interactions and communication and restricted and repetitive behaviors. There is no definitive criterion in autism, but there are some important indicators to facilitate early diagnosis. This research was carried out to determine the awareness of female students about autism, to determine the lack of knowledge of women about autism and to determine the factors affecting it. Turkey’s Eastern Black Sea Region Gumushane, Trabzon, Rize, Artvin, Giresun, including the Eastern Black Sea which are thought to represent the best of the Region 5 provinces that agree to participate in research studying at university in 2604 has reached female students. The average age of the students is 20.81 ± 2.79. It was determined that 72.5% of the students had information about autism, 28.9% of the respondents had information about internet autism from internet, 24% from written skies, 23.3% from formal education process, and 13.4% from television. In our study, it was found that 67.5% of the students stated that the mother was exposed to radiation and / or toxic agents during pregnancy, 66.3% said genetic factors, and 57.8% stated that the mother used drugs as a cause of autism. It is recommended that community-based awareness programs and other media platforms such as radio, print and social media be encouraged in order to increase mass awareness on autism. It is recommended that autism researches should be conducted in large samples by increasing the number of awareness campaigns on autism and strategic plans on autism should be made in line with the results.}, number={2}, publisher={Gumushane University}