Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Children Aged 6-10 Years in Damietta Governorate, Egypt
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Elbakry M. Tharwat, Nasr F. Abou Elzahab, Mohamed Abouzed, Ashraf M. Elsherbiny, Ahmed Kamel, Khaled A. Elag, Basem Salama
Background: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common public health issue in children. This condition, marked by inappropriate levels of inattention, impulsiveness, and hyper-activity, and frequently associated with impairment of daily home function, social relation, and academic achievement. The study aim to identify the prevalence and risk factors associated with ADHD. Methods: A nested case-control study was conducted in Damietta governorate, Egypt in a period from April, 2018 to the end of October, 2018. A total of 947 children (aged 6-10 years) with their parents along were randomly included. All those diagnosed as ADHD (107 children) were selected as a case group and 214 nonADHD children, selected as a control group (2 controls for every case randomly chosen from those have not ADHD). Results: the study revealed the prevalence of ADHD was 11.3%. The results of the binary logistic regression test indicated that, child gender, birth weight, smoking exposure during pregnancy, mother’s age at child birth and family type were independently associated with the occurrence of ADHD. Conclusion: ADHD is prevalent public health problem and associated with important risk factors; child gender, birth weight, smoking exposure during pregnancy, mother’s age at child birth and nuclear family type.
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| Pubmed Style Tharwat EM, Elzahab NFA, Abouzed M, Elsherbiny AM, Kamel A, Elag KA, Salama B. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Children Aged 6-10 Years in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. SRP. 2019; 10(1): 296-299. doi:10.31838/srp.2019.1.46 Web Style Tharwat EM, Elzahab NFA, Abouzed M, Elsherbiny AM, Kamel A, Elag KA, Salama B. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Children Aged 6-10 Years in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. http://www.sysrevpharm.org/?mno=55172 [Access: March 29, 2021]. doi:10.31838/srp.2019.1.46 AMA (American Medical Association) Style Tharwat EM, Elzahab NFA, Abouzed M, Elsherbiny AM, Kamel A, Elag KA, Salama B. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Children Aged 6-10 Years in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. SRP. 2019; 10(1): 296-299. doi:10.31838/srp.2019.1.46 Vancouver/ICMJE Style Tharwat EM, Elzahab NFA, Abouzed M, Elsherbiny AM, Kamel A, Elag KA, Salama B. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Children Aged 6-10 Years in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. SRP. (2019), [cited March 29, 2021]; 10(1): 296-299. doi:10.31838/srp.2019.1.46 Harvard Style Tharwat, E. M., Elzahab, . N. F. A., Abouzed, . M., Elsherbiny, . A. M., Kamel, . A., Elag, . K. A. & Salama, . B. (2019) Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Children Aged 6-10 Years in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. SRP, 10 (1), 296-299. doi:10.31838/srp.2019.1.46 Turabian Style Tharwat, Elbakry M., Nasr F. Abou Elzahab, Mohamed Abouzed, Ashraf M. Elsherbiny, Ahmed Kamel, Khaled A. Elag, and Basem Salama. 2019. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Children Aged 6-10 Years in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy, 10 (1), 296-299. doi:10.31838/srp.2019.1.46 Chicago Style Tharwat, Elbakry M., Nasr F. Abou Elzahab, Mohamed Abouzed, Ashraf M. Elsherbiny, Ahmed Kamel, Khaled A. Elag, and Basem Salama. "Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Children Aged 6-10 Years in Damietta Governorate, Egypt." Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy 10 (2019), 296-299. doi:10.31838/srp.2019.1.46 MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style Tharwat, Elbakry M., Nasr F. Abou Elzahab, Mohamed Abouzed, Ashraf M. Elsherbiny, Ahmed Kamel, Khaled A. Elag, and Basem Salama. "Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Children Aged 6-10 Years in Damietta Governorate, Egypt." Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy 10.1 (2019), 296-299. Print. doi:10.31838/srp.2019.1.46 APA (American Psychological Association) Style Tharwat, E. M., Elzahab, . N. F. A., Abouzed, . M., Elsherbiny, . A. M., Kamel, . A., Elag, . K. A. & Salama, . B. (2019) Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Children Aged 6-10 Years in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy, 10 (1), 296-299. doi:10.31838/srp.2019.1.46 |
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