Abstract
CONTEXT: There is a lacuna of studies on Conduct Disorder (CD) in the Indian context. AIMS: (i) To identify the prevalence of CD in primary school children, (ii) To identify the gender difference in the prevalence of CD. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This is a cross sectional study of school aged children selected from four different schools in Rewa district. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Nine hundred children aged between 6 and 11 years were selected from different four schools' in Rewa district after obtaining informed consent from their parents and the school authorities. The study was a two phase study. The presence of CD was assessed by using Rutter CBQ and those who were screened positive were subjected to DSM-IV-TR criteria for the final diagnosis. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) 10 software Mean and Standard Deviation, and chi square test were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: The prevalence of CD among primary school children was found to be 5.48. Prevalence was found to be higher among the males (66.67%) as compared to that of females (33.33%). CONCLUSION: The present study shows a high prevalence of CD among primary school children with a higher prevalence among the males than the females.
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