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The Prevalence of ADHD Among Primary School Children in an Arabian Society
- Source :
- Journal of Attention Disorders. 10:77-82
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2006.
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Abstract
- Objective: The aim of this study is to identify Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders among primary school children in the State of Qatar. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study is conducted from March 2004 to February 2005. A total of 2,000 primary school students, ages 6 to 12, are selected, and 1,541 students (77.1%) give consent to participate in this study. An Arabic questionnaire is used to collect the sociodemographic variables and a standardized Arabic version of the Conners’ Classroom Rating Scale for ADHD symptoms. Of the students surveyed, 51.7% are males and 48.3% females. Results: The data reveal that 112 boys (14.1%) and 33 girls (4.4%) scored above the cutoff for ADHD symptoms, thus giving an overall prevalence of 9.4%. Children who have a higher score for ADHD symptoms have school performance poorer than those with lower scores ( p = .003). Conclusion: The study reveals that ADHD is found to be a common problem among school children in Qatar.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Cross-sectional study
education
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Catchment Area, Health
Rating scale
Prevalence
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Child
Psychiatry
Qatar
Demography
Incidence (epidemiology)
05 social sciences
Semitic languages
030227 psychiatry
Clinical Psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Attention deficit
Female
Catchment area
Descriptive research
Psychology
050104 developmental & child psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15571246 and 10870547
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Attention Disorders
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5e11935165762f0cae53b5cdb210eb9c