Prevalence of ADHD Symptoms among a Sample of Egyptian School Age Children

Abstract
Background: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is highly prevalent in school age children worldwide.
Objective: This study was undertaken to assess the prev-alence and association of ADHD with child demographics among a sample of Egyptian school age children.
Patients and Methods: 111 children admitted to the out-patient pediatric clinic in Al-Azhar University hospitals were evaluated using Psychiatric interview-IQ and Conner's Abbre-viated Rating Scale that consists of several behavioral param-eters for the diagnosis of ADHD.
Results: The most prevalent disorder in this study was learning disorder (23.1%) followed by ADHD (20.9%) and impulsive-hyperactive disorder (14.1%). The ADHD showed a positive correlation with conduct disorder, learning problem, psychosomatic disorder, impulsive-hyperactive disorder, and anxiety disorder. Male gender and consanguinity were signif-icantly correlated with higher incidence of ADHD.
Conclusion: The most prevalent disorder in this study was learning disorder (23.1 %) followed by ADHD (20.9%). ADHD was significantly correlated with other types of emo-tional and behavioral disorders. Also, male gender and con-sanguinity were a significant predictors for ADHD.