title: Behavioural screening of 10- and 13-year-old pupils in selected schools in the Cape Peninsula.
abstract: The outcome of the behavioural screening of 10- and 13-year-old pupils in selected schools in the Cape Peninsula is reported and the implications discussed. According to parents' reports 21% of 10-year-old and 17.6% of 13-year-old children met the criteria for behaviour disorder. The rates according to teachers' reports were 9.5% and 10.5% respectively. Behaviour disorder occurred with significantly greater frequency among boys, pupils older than the expected age for their standard, pupils with an intelligence quotient below 100, and pupils who had a learning disability.
authors.affiliation: Child and Family Unit, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Juritz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D013019:South Africa; D013663:Teaching