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Prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Primary School Children
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This is an attempt to adjudge prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among primary school children. The sample comprised of 26 (20 boys and 6 girls) ADHD children from eight Government Kannada medium schools situated in Dharwad city of Karnataka state. The children age ranged between 10 and 12 years. Diagnostic and statistical manual -IV was used to identify ADHD children by the class teacher. The result revealed that prevalence of ADHD among the children ranged between around 3 to 13 per cent with an average prevalence was 6 per cent. The prevalence of ADHD among boys was higher than girls and ratio was 3:1.
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Prevalence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Primary School Children
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