Epidemiological features of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at the National Children’s Hospital in 2016

Aim: To describe some epidemiologicalfeatures of children with ADHD at the National Children’s Hospital in 2016 Methods: A cross-sectional combined with qualitative method was conducted on 105 patients having examination at the hospital, using VADPRS. Result: There are 91.43% of children with ADHD, in which ADHD combined hyperactivity and attention deficit accounts for 58.1%, hyperactive ADHD accounts for 13.3%, inattentive ADHD accounts for 20%. Most of the cases are male with 87.5%; Age: 6-9years rank the highest with 88,29%; living area: mostpatients live in the countryside 55.21%; most of the parents have high school diploma with 78.13%. There is no relation between kinds of ADHD andgender, age, livingarea, parents occupation and qualification (p>0.05). Conclusion: Patients with ADHD have common features of combined ADHD, male, age from 6 9, living in the countryside and parents having high school diploma.