Abstract
Background: Orphans are the most underprivileged groups in each society. Children who live in orphanage havesignificantly higher rates of growth and development problems, serious mental health problems, and difficultiesaccessing health services. Therefore, there is a need to address the needs of this vulnerable group. This study wasconducted with the objective to assess the behavioral pattern of children and its association with various factorsin the orphanage.Methods: A Cross Sectional Study was conducted among orphanage children for a period of one year and a totalof 297 children between the ages of 6-16 years were included in the study.Their behaviour pattern was assessedusing the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) scale devised by Goodman which includes emotionalsymptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer problems and pro social behavior. Data was analyzed using theSPSS version 20.Conclusion: The study revealed that among the various behavioral problems, Peer problems (68.4%) were mostfrequently reported, followed by Conduct problems (33.7%). The results also shown that the association betweenchild’s age and emotional problems was statistically significant at F value (1.819), p value (0.05) as the age advancesthe child has more emotional problems.
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