Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren in a marginal-urban area of Lima
A sample of 212 students was taken of the marginal-urban area of San Martin de Porres district, located in Lima, aged between 6 and 11 years, who were attending a state primary school. A checklist was applied, (validated by the authors) made up by l8 items under DSM IV criteria. The results indicate...
| Autores: | , , |
|---|---|
| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Universidad César Vallejo |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Universidad César Vallejo |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oai.revistas.ucv.edu.pe:article/150 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://revistas.ucv.edu.pe/index.php/psiquemag/article/view/150 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | hiperactividad impulsividad inatención prevalencia hyperactivity impulsivity inattention prevalence |
| Sumario: | A sample of 212 students was taken of the marginal-urban area of San Martin de Porres district, located in Lima, aged between 6 and 11 years, who were attending a state primary school. A checklist was applied, (validated by the authors) made up by l8 items under DSM IV criteria. The results indicated a prevalence of 16.5 % (IC 95 %=10.7 %-22.3 %), the most predominant type was combined, in boys and the age group of 6 to 8 years. It was also identified that in boys predominate the combined type and the hyperactive one, while the inattentive type is more prevalent in girls. |
|---|