Knowledge and behavior of primary school teachers towards attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

الملخص EN

Background School teachers in Bahrain have never received any educational programs about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) except for a workshop which was conducted for primary school social supervisors in 2005.

Objective : To evaluate the knowledge of primary school teachers of ADHD, attitude and behavior towards ADHD students.

Design : Cross-Sectional study.

Setting : Primary Schools in Bahrain.

Method : One hundred fifty-eight randomly selected governmental primary school teachers completed the questionnaire about knowledge and attitude towards ADHD.

Result : Eighty-four (53.2 %) of the teachers were knowledgeable about ADHD.

Their main sources of knowledge about ADHD were newspapers and magazines.

Conclusion: Teachers’ Knowledge of ADHD was found to be less than optimal.

Bahrain Med