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Prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among School Children

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Rimal HS,1 Pokharel A2

ABSTRACT

1
Department of Pediatric

2
Department of Psychiatry

Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital

Biratnagar, Nepal.

Hem Sagar Rimal

Department of Pediatric

Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital

Biratnagar, Nepal.

E-mail: hemsagarr@yahoo.com

Kathmandu Univ Med J

2016;55(3):226-30.

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Scale:

the commonest type.1-3

ADHD.

5,6
Mental health co- yrs and older.

problems and strength among children and adolescents.

from the combined reports from parents, teachers,

and self-report by child.10

older.11

a reliability and validity that is as good as that of Child

Behavior Checklist.12 The Self rated SDQ possesses 25 items
Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, over

problems, and pro-social behavior. Each item is scored on

at Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital (NMCTH),

Biratnagar of eastern region, Nepal.

considered as “normal” (range, 0-15), “borderline” (range,

the pediatrician.
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th

ADHD Combined type (ADHD-C)

Sleep problem

Speech delay
Tics

also noted similar prevalence rate of abnormal SDQ score

Male

Male

Mean Age(SD)

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Male <0.05
Female

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Joint family <0.05

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<0.05
Employed
Unemployed

Employed
Unemployed

0.63

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also noted higher prevalence of ADHD among boys as

<0.05.(Table 3)

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The analysis of data obtained from the parent report SDQ

the paediatricians and other health professionals as there

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mean total abnormal SDQ score as girls scored higher than

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validity.

movements.21
There is high prevalence of ADHD in school aged children

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