@article{ref1,
title="ADHD in Tunisian adolescents: prevalence and associated factors",
journal="Journal of attention disorders",
year="2018",
author="Mhalla, Ahmed and Guedria, Asma and Brahem, Takoua and Amamou, Badii and Sboui, Wiem and Gaddour, Naoufel and Gaha, Lotfi",
volume="22",
number="2",
pages="154-162",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aims of the study were to determine the prevalence of ADHD in a population of high school students and to explore the factors associated with this disorder. <br><br>METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study that had included 447 high school students. The diagnosis of ADHD was made by the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale translated in Arabic language. The sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were evaluated by a preestablished questionnaire. The self-esteem was assessed by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence of ADHD was 18.1%. The logistic regression analysis showed an association between the diagnosis of ADHD and the bad relationships with parents (odds ratio [OR] = 16.43; p < 10-3), the presence of personal psychiatric antecedents (OR = 12.16; p < 10-3), internet misuse (OR = 2.39; p =.014), and maltreatment antecedents (OR = 3.16; p =.009). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The prevalence of ADHD in this study was one of the highest prevalence reported. The factors associated with ADHD may have diagnostic and therapeutic implications.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1087-0547",
doi="10.1177/1087054717702217",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054717702217"
}