Affiliations: [a] Department of Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University, Udupi, Karnataka, India | [b] JSS College of Physiotherapy, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Mysore, Karnataka, India | [c] Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Udupi, Karnataka, India
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Corresponding author: Srilatha Girish, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University, Madhav Nagar, Manipal Udupi, Karnataka 576104, India. Tel.: +91 820 2922533; Fax: +91 961 1758084; E-mail:[email protected]
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of DCD in children between
ages of 6-15 years attending mainstream schools in a school district in
southern India using criteria of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorder, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). METHODS: A total of 2282 children, were screened with Kannada
version of DCDQ'07. All the children who were identified as probable. DCD
cases were defined by using inclusion (Criteria A, B and C) and exclusion
criteria (D) of DSM-5 which are ascertained by specific tests. RESULTS: Nineteen (0.8%) children were identified as DCD with
girls (1.1%) affected more than boys (0.5%) at confidence interval
of 95%. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of DCD using DSM-5 criteria is found to
be 0.8% in Southern India. Girls were twice affected than boys.
Keywords: Motor skills disorders, prevalence, diagnosis, school children, health service
