Prevalence of ADHD In A Rural Indian Population
Journal Title: INNOVATIVE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective:Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorderisa 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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- DOI 10.15520/ijmhs.2016.vol6.iss2.106.
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