Table 1 Socio-demographic and academic characteristics of knowledge and attitude towards ADHD among elementary school teachers in Gondar town, Ethiopia, May 2020 (n = 636)
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â |
 20–30 | 239 | 37.6 |
 31–40 | 223 | 35.1 |
 41–50 | 74 | 11.6 |
 > 51 | 100 | 15.7 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 261 | 41 |
 Female | 375 | 59 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 582 | 91.5 |
 Muslim | 26 | 4.1 |
 Catholics | 6 | 0.9 |
 Protestant | 22 | 3.5 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 160 | 25.2 |
 Married | 424 | 66.7 |
 Divorced | 43 | 6.8 |
 Widowed | 9 | 1.4 |
Type of organization | ||
 Private | 174 | 27.4 |
 Public | 462 | 72.6 |
Work experience | ||
 < 5 years | 118 | 18.6 |
 5–9 years | 113 | 17.8 |
 10–14 years | 124 | 19.5 |
 > 15 years | 281 | 44.2 |
Educational status | ||
 Certificate | 68 | 10.7 |
 Diploma | 324 | 50.9 |
 Degree and above | 244 | 38.4 |
Teaching grade level | ||
 Kindergarten (KG) 1–3 | 35 | 5.5 |
 1–4 | 282 | 44.3 |
 5–8 | 319 | 50.2 |
Classes you currently teach | ||
 General education | 95 | 14.9 |
 Single education | 541 | 85.1 |
Subject type | ||
 Aesthetics and/or physical education | 56 | 8.8 |
 Natural science or technology | 193 | 30.3 |
 Social science | 233 | 36.6 |
 All subject | 62 | 9.7 |
  Special need | 92 | 14.5 |