1. Experience of primary school teachers
Table 5. Distribution of experience of primary school teachers according to mean score of knowledge about ADHD (n=500)
Experience of primary school teachers
Mean score of knowledge of the studied primary school teachers about ADHD
(n=500)
General information
Symptoms & diagnosis
Treatment
Total knowledge
Mean ±SD
Training courses about ADHD during college: No
11.01±8.62
7.91±5.80
6.59±6.83
25.51±16.90
Yes
19.04±7.22
13.93±2.69
14.45±6.00
47.43±13.79
Z value P
8.333
0.0001*
9.771
10.230
11.645
Experience in teaching to a child with ADHD:
10.21±8.72
7.90±5.91
7.29±7.19
25.41±18.14
17.16±7.48
11.33±5.00
9.58±7.44
38.08±16.05
8.775
6.418
3.299
0.001*
7.621
Attend an in-service workshop on ADHD:
11.72±8.73
8.53±5.84
7.45±7.12
27.71±17.77
20.84±6.69
14.32±2.05
14.42±6.75
49.58±12.96
6.663
6.455
6.158
7.872
Have read any books or articles on ADHD:
11.11±8.91
8.31±5.93
6.99±7.00
26.41±17.85
18.38±6.33
12.08±4.37
12.50±7.12
42.97±14.60
7.560
5.783
6.899
8.441
Watched any television programs on ADHD:
10.50±8.84
7.49±6.10
6.80±7.49
24.80±18.29
15.80±8.11
11.56±4.37
10.11±6.63
37.47±15.86
6.696
7.997
5.001
7.889
Have searched internet for information on ADHD:
11.41±8.90
8.41±5.85
7.25±7.03
27.07±17.93
18.51±6.43
12.47±4.53
12.44±7.55
43.41±14.89
6.676
5.752
5.888
7.538
Teacher feel confident in his ability to work and support student with ADHD:
8.12±8.30
7.02±5.94
5.52±6.44
20.66±16.16
17.04±7.15
11.10±4.97
10.67±7.32
38.81±15.99
12.855
8.317
8.352
12.618
*Significant (P<0.05)
Z value of Mann Whitney Test.
Nahla Ashour Safaan et al. Teachers' Knowledge about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Primary School
Children. American Journal of Nursing Research, 2017, Vol. 5, No. 2, doi: /ajnr-5-2-2
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