title: ADHD Among Rural Southeastern Nigerian Primary School Children: Prevalence and Psychosocial Factors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of ADHD among primary school pupils in a rural community in Southeastern Nigeria and to determine the psychosocial factors associated with the condition.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred eighty-one randomly selected participants had their teachers complete the school version of ADHD Rating Scale-IV. Their parents also completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, the clinical interview form for the child and adolescent ADHD patients, and home version of the ADHD Rating Scale-IV.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twelve (6.6%) of the children met the criteria for diagnosis. A history of prolonged labor (odds ratio [OR] = 14.1; 95% confidence interval [CI] = [2.13, 93.1]), and parents' negative assessment of their marriages (OR = 0.1; CI = [0.017, 0.567]) were the most predominant factors which independently associated with the ADHD in the children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is, therefore, a need for the care of rural dwelling African children, who otherwise would have difficulties accessing health care that is concentrated in the cities.
authors: 1 University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.
authors: A C
authors: AC
authors: Ndukuba
authors: 1 University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.
authors: P C
authors: PC
authors: Odinka
authors: 1 University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Muomah
authors: 2 Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
authors: J T
authors: JT
authors: Obindo
authors: 3 University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors: O O
authors: OO
authors: Omigbodun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012423:Rural Health; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: ADHD; prevalence; psychosocial factors; rural Nigerian school children