A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON VARIOUS ASPECTS ASSOCIATED WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDERS IN INDORE DISTRICT (MADHYA PRADESH)
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 22
Abstract
BACKGROUND Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the most common neurobehavioral disorder in children estimated to affect 5% - 10% of school-aged children, particularly boys. Aims and Objectives1) To study various aspects associated with ADHD, 2) To know the variation in disease frequency between sexes. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study is a cross-sectional study, conducted in 50 children in 3 public sector tertiary care hospitals of Indore for 4 - 5 months. Written informed consent was to be taken from the parents. The study tool of the study is pre-designed Semi-Structured Questionnaire. Data was entered in excel sheet and analysed using SPSS Software, Chi-square and Fisher exact statistical test was applied wherever necessary. RESULTS In our study 30% children were 5 yrs. old, 59% children were 6 - 10 yrs. and 11% children were above 10 yrs. old; 88% children were male and 12% were female; 6% children had internet addiction, 24% had videogame addiction, 24% were addicted to TV; 17% children associated with migraine; 35% children associated with childhood head trauma; 6% children associated with complication during pregnancy and 53% children associated with complication during and after delivery; 30% children associated with history of epilepsy and 65% associated with learning disabilities. CONCLUSION The study shows strong correlation of ADHD and pregnancy and early childhood complications, so parents should be counselled about the possibility of the child developing this disorder and should be advised to contact a psychiatrist if symptoms like attention deficiency and hyperkinesis are observed to promote early treatment.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Salil Sakalle, Dr. Priyanka Bhaskar, Dr. Sanjay Dixit
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