CPMS contained 74 questions http://www.selleckchem.com/products/Belinostat.html pertaining to 8 factors i.e. intelligence with behaviour problems, conduct disorders, anxiety, depression, psychotic symptoms, special symptoms, physical illness emotional problems and somatisation. Each question was directed to the mother regarding the child’s behaviour during past one year. These answers were scored on two-point scale i.e., ��0�� if that particular behaviour is not present and ��1��, if present. Those children who scored 10 or more on this score were considered positive for psychopathological disorders. All the children were clinically examined and anthropometric measurements were recorded. Using this cut-off score, the sensitivity and specificity for detecting probable psychopathological disorders reported by authors was 82% and 87% respectively.
After taking permission of respective principals and parents of the children, personal data sheets were distributed separately for each school on separate days. After collecting the data sheet, CPMS was distributed to the same children. After completion of CPMS by parents of the children, these were collected back and analysed. The children who scored more than 10 were assessed further and interviewed clinically and were diagnosed according to International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10) criteria. Data was tabulated and Chi-Square test was used for statistical analysis. P value less than 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS In the present study among 982 children, 528 (53.8%) were males and 454 (46.2%) were females. Mean age of the students was 12.5��2.4 years.
Most of the children were from the income group of 10000-20000 INR/month, which was higher among the male students. Among 982 students, 181 students (31.7%) scored >10 in CPMS score. There was no significant difference between male and female groups regarding CPMS score [Table 1]. Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and childhood psychopathology measurement schedule score After screening 311 students, 199 students (20.2%) found to have psychiatric illness according to ICD-10 criteria. It was observed that most of the students (57 students, 28.6%) having psychiatric illness were in the age group of 13-14 years followed by 23.6% in age group of 14-15 years and 22.1% in the age of 12-13 years. There was no significant sexual preference. Children having psychiatric illness mostly (87 students, 43.
7%) were from the income group GSK-3 10,000-20,000 INR which was significantly higher (P<0.001) than the other two economical groups. Psychiatric disorders were seen prevalent in the children having second birth order (111 students, 55.7%) which was significantly higher (P<0.001) than two other groups. No significant difference was found among children from nuclear & joint family. The table also shows that significantly higher (P<0.001) number of students (98 students, 49.2%) were in the score of 10-20 in the CPMS scale [Table 2].