The influence of nutritional status, the home environment, and schooling on behavioral outcomes of hyperactivity and inattention among grade-school children in rural Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children is characterized by frequent inattention and/or hyperactivity that can affect child development, including learning, social adaptation, and mental health. Despite the impact of these behaviors, data on the prevalence and risk factors of child behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders in low- and middle-income countries are limited. This paper aims to identify maternal, child and environmental risk factors associated with ADHD-related behaviors (hyperactivity/ oppositionality, and inattention) in a cohort of 7- to 9-year-old children born between 1999-2001 (n = 1,927), whose mothers participated in a cluster randomized trial of prenatal micronutrient supplementation, and who were subsequently enrolled in a preschool micronutrient

SUBMITTER: Zavala E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12646482 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature