Assessment of Knowledge of Primary School Teacher?s about Attention Deficit HyperactivityDisorder in Basra City

摘要

Teachers can play a key role in identifying andsupporting students with attention deficit hyperactivitydisorder. In order to achieve this role, it is vital forteachers to have obvious knowledge about this disorder.Aim: the study was identified teacher?s knowledge aboutattention deficit hyperactivity disorder among primaryschool children. A descriptive analytic design was used.Setting; this study was conducted at primary schools inBasra Governorate center. Random Sample consisted of200 teachers from primary schools were included. Aquestionnaire is developed as a tool for data collection.The main results of study reported that (83.5%) ofteachers. Had not received training courses duringexperience years about attention deficit hyperactivitydisorder. Also, there was (50.5%) of teachers had poorknowledge compared to only (13.5%) had goodknowledge about attention deficit hyperactivitydisorder.