TY - JOUR
T1 - School dropout and associated factors among omani children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
T2 - A cross-sectional study
AU - Mirza, Hassan
AU - Roberts, Emmert
AU - AL-Belushi, Mohammed
AU - AL-Salti, Humaid
AU - AL-Hosni, Amira
AU - Jeyaseelan, Lakshmanan
AU - AL-Adawi, Samir
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Objective: Despite the rising incidence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there is a dearth of studies examining the rate of school dropout and its correlates in non-Western populations. Methods: Medical records were scrutinized to identify Omani children diagnosed with ADHD from 2006 to 2014 in a tertiary care hospital in Oman. The persistence of ADHD symptoms, school performance and dropout, as well as sociodemographic characteristics were examined. Results: Three hundred sixty-seven children fulfilled the diagnosis of ADHD based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition) (DSM-IV) criteria and 16.6% of them had dropped out of school. School dropout was associated with poor school performance, comorbid conduct disorder, and parental divorce. Conclusion: This study from Oman concurs with existing literature that school dropout is common among children with ADHD. Concerted efforts are needed to mitigate this trend. Management strategies should incorporate the treatment of comorbid conduct disorder.
AB - Objective: Despite the rising incidence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there is a dearth of studies examining the rate of school dropout and its correlates in non-Western populations. Methods: Medical records were scrutinized to identify Omani children diagnosed with ADHD from 2006 to 2014 in a tertiary care hospital in Oman. The persistence of ADHD symptoms, school performance and dropout, as well as sociodemographic characteristics were examined. Results: Three hundred sixty-seven children fulfilled the diagnosis of ADHD based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition) (DSM-IV) criteria and 16.6% of them had dropped out of school. School dropout was associated with poor school performance, comorbid conduct disorder, and parental divorce. Conclusion: This study from Oman concurs with existing literature that school dropout is common among children with ADHD. Concerted efforts are needed to mitigate this trend. Management strategies should incorporate the treatment of comorbid conduct disorder.
KW - ADHD
KW - Oman
KW - Parental divorce
KW - School dropout
KW - Sociodemographic risk factors
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U2 - 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000522
DO - 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000522
M3 - Article
C2 - 29084072
AN - SCOPUS:85051865871
SN - 0196-206X
VL - 39
SP - 109
EP - 115
JO - Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
IS - 2
ER -
