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

ABSTRACT

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. To evaluate the knowledge of primary school teachers of ADHD, attitude and behavior towards ADHD students. Cross-Sectional study. Primary Schools in Bahrain. One hundred fifty-eight randomly selected governmental primary school teachers completed the questionnaire about knowledge and attitude towards ADHD. Eighty-four [53.2%] of the teachers were knowledgeable about ADHD. Their main sources of knowledge about ADHD were newspapers and magazines. Teachers' Knowledge of ADHD was found to be less than optimal