The global prevalence of ADHD in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder is a developmental neurological disorder that has three basic characteristics: Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity, and impulsivity. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of ADHD in children and adolescents.

Methods

This investigation was carried out using the meta-analysis method under PRISMA guidelines. Until October 2020, the articles were gathered by scanning PubMed, Scopus, WOS, and Science Direct databases. The second version of Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software was used to run analyses after extracting data from chosen papers. At a significance level of 0.05, the I² test was used to analyze study heterogeneity, and the Egger test was used to assess publication bias.

Results

This analysis

SUBMITTER: Salari N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10120242 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature