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Authors:

1. Kareemah Alshurtan
2. Ahlam Alsuhaymi
3. Abdulaziz Alenezi
4. Sarah Aljumah
5. Lama Alhemshy
6. Saeed Alluwya

Medical Science

10.54905/disssi/v26i130/ms511e2579

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in pediatric age. It is mostly diagnosed in childhood. Pediatrics with ADHD may have issue with attention, controlling impulsive behaviors and act without thinking about or be overly active.

Methods: A cross sectional study including a questionnaire to measure the public information about ADHD in Hail region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire has been collected from DSM-IV criteria of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Results: The participants were more than 400 persons from the public in Hail region, we found result of the test have been used in this study and showed that there is statistically significant association between source of knowledge about disease ADHD and participants.

Conclusion: There were a lot of positive points regarding the results of the study, but still there were a negative point, need an intervention and take an action.

Keywords

ADHD, Hail region, Awareness, Attention, Deficit, Hyperactivity, Psychiatric disorders

Citation

Alshurtan, K., Alsuhaymi, A., Alenezi, A., Aljumah, S., Alhemshy, L., & Alluwya, S. (2022). Public awareness about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the Hail region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Medical Science, 26(130), doi: 10.54905/disssi/v26i130/ms511e2579