Ehsan Ullah Syed.
Comparing the Urdu version of strength and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) and the child behavior checklist (CBCL) in a sample of 5-11 year old school children in Karachi, Pakistan.
J Pak Psych Soc Jan ;4(1):15-8.

Objectives: This study aims to compare two widely used instruments in child mental health research, the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a brief behavioral screening questionnaire that can be completed in about 5 minutes by the parents and teachers of 4-16 year olds. Design: Cross sectional and correlation study Place and duration of study: This study was conducted in schools of Karachi between January to June 2006. Subjects and Method: The Urdu version of SDQ has been translated and was downloaded from the website (www.sdqinfro.com), the SDQ has been validated in Pakistan. The CBCL was translated by a team of expert through a rigorous seven step process of translation. Both the SDQ and CBCL were completed by 556 parents of school children aged 5-11 attending schools in various towns of Karachi. Results: Given the non normal nature of some of the distributions , correlations were calculated using Spearman`s rho co efficient. Scores from the SDQ and CBCL were moderately corelated and equally able to screen out children with emotional and behavioral problems. SDQ had a certain advantage over CBCL as it is much shorter and can be completed in much lesser time than the longer CBCL. Conclusion: The study shows that like the original English version and other similar studies , the SDQUrdu and the Urdu CBCL are equally valuable tools for the most clinical and research purpose.

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