Eapen Valsamma, Yunis Feisal, Zoubeidi Taoufik, Sabri Sufian
Faculty of Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
J Pediatr Health Care. 2004 Jul-Aug;18(4):186-91. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2004.02.005.
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of behavioral disorders among 3-year-old children in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Although this type of study exists in the industrialized countries, very few studies have been undertaken in the developing countries.
Six hundred ninety-four randomly selected 3-year-old UAE nationals were screened using the Child Behaviour Checklist for Ages 2-3.
Of the children in the study, 10.5% had scores in the clinical range. By using clinical interviews in stage 2 of high-scoring children and random samples of children with normal scores, the weighted prevalence for a clinically significant disorder in behavior was estimated to be 9.94%. A number of putative risk factors were identified, including perinatal factors, adverse family factors, and a positive family history of mental health problems.
The prevalence of disordered behavior in this Arab culture and its risk factors are similar to those in developed countries. However, certain unique sociocultural determinants were also identified that have implications for the early detection of disordered behavior and care of children with disordered behavior.
本研究旨在调查阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）3岁儿童中行为障碍的患病率。尽管在工业化国家已有此类研究，但在发展中国家开展的研究却很少。
使用《2 - 3岁儿童行为检查表》对694名随机抽取的3岁阿联酋国民进行筛查。
在参与研究的儿童中，10.5%的儿童得分处于临床范围。通过对高分儿童第二阶段的临床访谈以及正常得分儿童的随机抽样，行为方面具有临床意义障碍的加权患病率估计为9.94%。确定了一些假定的风险因素，包括围产期因素、不良家庭因素以及心理健康问题的家族阳性史。
这种阿拉伯文化中行为障碍的患病率及其风险因素与发达国家相似。然而，也确定了某些独特的社会文化决定因素，这些因素对行为障碍的早期发现以及行为障碍儿童的护理具有重要意义。
