Eapen V, Swadi H, Sabri S, Abou-Saleir M
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
East Mediterr Health J. 2001 May;7(3):428-34.
The prevalence of behavioural and emotional problems was evaluated among 620 United Arab Emirates nationals aged 6-18 years using the Rutter Parent Questionnaire. Of these children, 11.8% scores above the cut-off point indicating behavioural disturbance. The prevalence of conduct problems was greater among boys, while emotional problems were more common among girls. Certain unspecified chronic life difficulties, parental distress in relation to their children, family history of psychiatric illness and alcohol or drug use in a family member were associated with behavioural disturbance, but no significant association was found with gender, socioeconomic status, family size or recent life events. Our findings suggest that behavioural disturbance exists among a substantial number of school-aged children in the community.
使用拉特儿童行为问卷对620名6至18岁的阿联酋国民的行为和情绪问题患病率进行了评估。在这些儿童中，11.8%的得分高于表明行为障碍的临界点。品行问题在男孩中更为普遍，而情绪问题在女孩中更为常见。某些未明确说明的慢性生活困难、父母与子女相关的困扰、精神疾病家族史以及家庭成员中的酒精或药物使用与行为障碍有关，但未发现与性别、社会经济地位、家庭规模或近期生活事件有显著关联。我们的研究结果表明，社区中相当数量的学龄儿童存在行为障碍。
