Knowledge and behavior of primary school teachers towards attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Joint Authors
al-Nasir, Faysal
al-Hakim, Halah A. Malik
al-Uthman, Saba Naji
al-Jamia, Latifah Muhammad
Abd al-Radi, Ghayda
Bu Ali, Shaykhah A. Rahman
Source
Issue
Vol. 35, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2013)6 p.
Publisher
King Hamad University Hospital
Publication Date
2013-09-30
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract 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
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Hakim, Halah A. Malik& al-Uthman, Saba Naji& al-Jamia, Latifah Muhammad& Abd al-Radi, Ghayda& Bu Ali, Shaykhah A. Rahman& al-Nasir, Faysal. 2013. Knowledge and behavior of primary school teachers towards attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Bahrain Medical Bulletin،Vol. 35, no. 3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-603006
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Hakim, Halah A. Malik…[et al.]. Knowledge and behavior of primary school teachers towards attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Bahrain Medical Bulletin Vol. 35, no. 3 (Sep. 2013).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-603006
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Hakim, Halah A. Malik& al-Uthman, Saba Naji& al-Jamia, Latifah Muhammad& Abd al-Radi, Ghayda& Bu Ali, Shaykhah A. Rahman& al-Nasir, Faysal. Knowledge and behavior of primary school teachers towards attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2013. Vol. 35, no. 3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-603006
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-603006
