Prevalence of ADHD In A Rural Indian Population
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Social Science and Humanities - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a serious public health problem. In India there is very little systemic research in ADHD in children. The aim of this study was to identify ADHD among school going children in a part of rural India. Method: 1147 school students representing the rural population of India were screened by Vanderbilt Attention Deficit Hyperactive Diagnostic Teacher Rating Scale (VADTRS).Results: 3.66 %( n=42 students) of the sample had ADHD symptoms. Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this was one of the first studies to find out prevalence of ADHD in rural India. There is an important need for research on ADHD.
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Anshuman Naik, Shashikala Patel, Biswas D. A
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- EP ID EP319580
- DOI 10.15520/ijmhs.2016.vol6.iss2.106.
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