ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of prevalence of conduct disorder with social exclusion among children. METHODS: The study was conducted in District Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the Psychiatry Ward of children in Khyber Teaching Hospital. A sample size for the present study was stood at 100 patients parents for the collection of primary data. Data was collected through face to face interview over a well-designed interview schedule; along with Chi-Square test was used to ascertain the association between the study variables. RESULTS: Conduct disorder was significantly found associated with; discipline of children with conduct disorder require more parental attentions (P=0.000); problem of conduct disorder children are more prone to abuse (P=0.000); children of illiterate parents are more at risk to conduct disorder (P=0.000); and broken family is responsible for conduct disorder (P=0.000). CONCLUSIONS: The extent of social exclusion among children suffering from the very disorder creates alarming situations. Children with Conduct Disorder were found very anxious

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2019/8.12.4891