County-level prevalence estimates of ADHD in children in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood disorder often characterized by long-term impairments in family, academic, and social settings. Measuring the prevalence of ADHD is important as treatment options increase around the U.S. Prevalence data helps inform decisions by care providers, policymakers, and public health officials about allocating resources for ADHD. In addition, measuring geographic variation in prevalence estimates can facilitate hypothesis generation for future analytic work. Most U.S. studies of ADHD prevalence among children focus on national or demographic group rates.

Methods

Using a small area estimation approach and data from the 2016 to 2018 National Survey of Children's Health, we estimated childhood ADHD prevalenc

SUBMITTER: Zgodic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10099151 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature