Prevalence of ADHD Symptoms among a Sample of Egyptian School Age Children | ||||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||||
| Article 79, Volume 86, June, June 2018, Page 1719-1725 PDF (417.22 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2018.56567 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| REDA EL-SAYED, M.Sc.; MAHMOUD EL-MOGY, M.D.; HASSAN ALI, M.D.; MOHAMED M.A. GHOWINAM, M.D. | ||||
| The Departments of Pediatrics* and Psychiatry Medicine**, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Background: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is highly prevalent in school age children worldwide. Objective: This study was undertaken to assess the prev-alence and association of ADHD with child demographics among a sample of Egyptian school age children. Patients and Methods: 111 children admitted to the out-patient pediatric clinic in Al-Azhar University hospitals were evaluated using Psychiatric interview-IQ and Conner's Abbre-viated Rating Scale that consists of several behavioral param-eters for the diagnosis of ADHD. Results: The most prevalent disorder in this study was learning disorder (23.1%) followed by ADHD (20.9%) and impulsive-hyperactive disorder (14.1%). The ADHD showed a positive correlation with conduct disorder, learning problem, psychosomatic disorder, impulsive-hyperactive disorder, and anxiety disorder. Male gender and consanguinity were signif-icantly correlated with higher incidence of ADHD. Conclusion: The most prevalent disorder in this study was learning disorder (23.1 %) followed by ADHD (20.9%). ADHD was significantly correlated with other types of emo-tional and behavioral disorders. Also, male gender and con-sanguinity were a significant predictors for ADHD. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Prevalence – ADHD – Male gender – Behavioral disorders – Emotional disorders | ||||
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