Prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents and adults in the Middle East and North Africa region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To systematically estimate the overall prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents and adults across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement.

Data sources

Medline and Scopus databases were comprehensively and systematically searched between 1990 and February 2023.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

We included all cross-sectional or cohort studies that diagnosed ADHD using validated diagnostic tools (eg, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition criteria, ADHD rating scales and ADHD diagnostic interview) or non-v

SUBMITTER: Al-Wardat M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806616 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature