Comparison of Urdu version of Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL) amongst primary school children in Karachi.
OBJECTIVE
To compare CBCL (Child Behaviour Check Llist) Urdu, with the validated Urdu version of Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) used as "gold standard" among school children in Karachi, Pakistan, and to develop local cutoffs for CBCL using SDQ as a gold standard.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study.


METHODS
Schools of Karachi metropolitan area from January to December 2006.


METHODS
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL) was completed by parents of 5-11 years old primary school children in Karachi. Appropriate cutoff points for total problem, internalizing and externalizing scales were obtained for CBCL.


RESULTS
A total of 556 parents filled out both the SDQ Urdu version as well as CBCL. Scores from the parent rated total SDQ scores were highly correlated with the total CBCL scores (r=0.589). The local cutoffs derived for CBCL were considerably lower than USA norms. Slightly higher cutoff for males was found as compared to females for the total CBCL scores.


CONCLUSIONS
Like the original English version, the Urdu version of CBCL and SDQ are both equally valid assessment tools to be used for both clinical and research purpose in Pakistani settings, where Urdu is widely spoken and understood.
Syed
Ehsan Ullah
EU
Department of Psychiatry, The Aga Khan University, Karachi. ehsan.syed@aku.edu
Hussein
Sajida Abdul
SA
Azam
Syed Iqbal
SI
Khan
Abdul Ghani
AG
D000293:Adolescent; D019540:Area Under Curve; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010154:Pakistan; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires