• Soliya Pallavi Pankaj Kumar
• Ms. Silviya Das

“A SURVEY STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT ABOUT ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN’S PARENTS IN SELECTED RURAL AREA OF VADODARA DISTRICTS.” BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is the most prevalent neurobehavioral disorder affecting school-aged children. Impaired social functioning is regarded as one of the core deficits for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder frequently present with deficits in the following executive function domains: problem solving, planning, flexibility, orienting, response inhibition, sustained attention, and working memory. They also experience affective difficulties, such as motivation delay and mood dysregulation. These difficulties appear to form the basis of the social skills problems in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: 1. To assess the knowledge and management about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among school going children’s parents. 2. To determine the association between knowledge with selected demographic variables. METHODOLOGY The quantitative research approach, descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The group consisted 100 samples that were selected on the basis of the sampling criteria and non-probability convenient sampling techniques set for the study. The study will be conducted at Rural area of Vadodara district. The accessible population is parents of school going children. The tools used for the study is demographic variables and structured knowledge questionnaire. RESULT: Out of 100 samples overall the highest percentage in the demographic data including the age of parents 38% (31-35), age of school going children 42% (8-9 year), relationship with child 89% (mother), religion 70% (Hindu), education status 46% (secondary), types of family 76% (nuclear), number of children 45% (two), family xiii history of ADHD 95%(no), heard about ADHD 85% (no), if yes specify the source of knowledge 53.33% (medical professional). Data related to knowledge score in that poor knowledge is 45%, adequate is 52% and good is 3%. Chi-square test to associate the level of knowledge and selected demographic variable. CONCLUSION: the finding of the study revealed that there is moderate level of knowledge of parents regarding attention deficit hyperactive disorder.

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"A SURVEY STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT ABOUT ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN’S PARENTS IN SELECTED RURAL AREA OF VADODARA DISTRICTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 12, page no.c320-c336, December-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2512237.pdf

"A SURVEY STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT ABOUT ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN’S PARENTS IN SELECTED RURAL AREA OF VADODARA DISTRICTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 12, page no. ppc320-c336, December-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2512237.pdf