Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Neglected Issue in the Developing World

Table 1

Sociodemographic variables.

Characteristic	Frequency	Percent
Sex
Male	138	48.9	P = 0.72
Female	144	51.1
Age
<6 Years	128	45.4	P = 0.21
>6 Years	154	54.6
Mother’s educational level:
Level 1	153	54.3
Level 2	90	31.9
Level 3	10	3.5
Level 4	29	10.3
Father’s occupational class
Class I	188	66.7
Class II	24	8.5
Class III	3	1.1
Class IV	55	19.5
Class V	12	4.3
Socioeconomic class
High socioeconomic class	21	7.4
Middle socioeconomic class	145	51.4
Low socioeconomic class	116	41.1