Behaviour disorder in pre-school children in Hong Kong. A two-stage epidemiological study

Br J Psychiatry. 1991 Feb:158:213-21. doi: 10.1192/bjp.158.2.213.

Abstract

A representative sample of 855 Hong-Kong Chinese children aged 36-48 months were assessed using the BSQ and the PBCL. Good reliability for both instruments were found. For the BSQ and PBCL, 12.75% and 27.5% were above the cut-off points of 10+ and 12+ respectively and 5.9% were above both cut-off points. In the second stage, 234 subjects were recruited by stratified random sampling according to the results of the screening state. A clinician interviewed the parent, child and teacher before making a diagnosis. The prevalence of behaviour disorder was: nil, 53.7%; dubious, 23.1%; mild, 18.0%; moderate, 4.5%; and severe, 0.7%. There were significantly more boys in the categories mild, moderate and severe.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child Behavior Disorders / diagnosis
  • Child Behavior Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Child Day Care Centers
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Epidemiologic Methods
  • Female
  • Hong Kong / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • London / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Parents
  • Prevalence
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Psychological Tests
  • Sampling Studies
  • Schools
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sex Factors
  • Social Class
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Teaching