Childhood anxiety disorders prevalence in Saudi Arabia.
Journal
Saudi medical journal
ISSN: 1658-3175
Titre abrégé: Saudi Med J
Pays: Saudi Arabia
ID NLM: 7909441
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
Historique:
entrez:
5
1
2021
pubmed:
6
1
2021
medline:
29
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To investigate the prevalence of childhood anxiety disorders in Saudi Arabia. We conducted a cross-sectional study, between September and November 2019, in Saudi Arabia. The study group included the parents of 468 primary school children, aged 6-12 years. Parents completed the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED) screening instrument, translated to Arabic. The measured outcome was the prevalence of childhood anxiety disorders, determined from the scores on the SCARED instrument. Results: Childhood anxiety disorders prevalence were as follows: 32.7% had one anxiety, 18.4% had 2, 10.9% had 3, 8.1% had 4, and 7.7% had 5. Of note, 22.2% of children did not have an anxiety disorder. Conclusion: Our results reveal a high prevalence of childhood anxiety disorders among primary school age children in Saudi Arabia. Based on these findings, conducting awareness campaigns and providing educational programs on childhood anxiety disorders might be important to improve the health outcomes of children.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33399176
doi: 10.15537/smj.2021.1.25624
pmc: PMC7989321
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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