The Effect of an Educational Program for Teachers regarding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Primary School Children

Background: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a common childhood neurodevelopmental disorder. Primary school teachers play an important role in the assessment of academic and behavioral problems of children due to their closely observation of children during the school day. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an educational program for teachers regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among primary school children. Research design: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized. Setting: this study was conducted at 9 Primary Schools at Beni-Suef governorate. Sample: Multistage random sample of 225 teachers. Tools: two tools were used. Tool I): A structured Interview Questionnaire covered three parts. Part I: demographic characteristics of the teachers. Part II: teachers’ knowledge about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Part III: Teachers’ reported practice related to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Tool II): Teachers' attitude regarding the student with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Results: 81.8% of studied teachers had poor knowledge level about attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder at preprogram which improved to 94.2% of them had good knowledge level at post program, while 86.7% of them had inadequate reported practices level regarding attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder at preprogram which improved to 90.7% of them had adequate reported practices at post program and 85.8% of them had negative attitude toward students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder at preprogram, which improved to 95.6% of them had positive attitude toward students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder at post program. Conclusion: there was highly statistically significant positive correlation between total knowledge, reported practices and attitude at (P ≤ 0.01) at post implementation of the educational program. Recommendations: Continuous health education programs should be developed and implemented for teachers about attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Keywords: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Health educational program, Primary School Children, Teachers. Title: The Effect of an Educational Program for Teachers regarding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Primary School Children Author: Soheir Ewais Taha Ali, Afaf Salah Abdelmohsen, Ons Said El-Zayat International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing ISSN 2394-7330 Vol. 11, Issue 1, January 2024 - April 2024 Page No: 323-337 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 18-April-2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10990374 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/The%20Effect%20of%20an%20Educational%20Program-18042024-2.pdf