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Table 1 Prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems for boys and girls as reported by teachers (parent reports to the right for comparison)

From: Teacher reports of emotional and behavioral problems in Nepali schoolchildren: to what extent do they agree with parent reports?

TRF

Gender

CBCL a

Gender

Boys

Girls

Total

Boys

Girls

Total

Total Problems T score***

   

Total Problems T score

   

 Normal (< 60)

81.0%

71.1%

76.1%

Normal (< 60)

68.7%

71.5%

70.1%

 Borderline (60–63)

6.6%

10.5%

8.5%

Borderline (60–63)

11.2%

10.4%

10.8%

 Clinical (> 63)

12.4%

18.4%

15.4%

Clinical (> 63)

20.1%

18.1%

19.1%

Internalizing problems T score

   

Internalizing problems T score *

   

 Normal (< 60)

68.3%

66.8%

67.5%

Normal (< 60)

61.9%

66.9%

64.4%

 Borderline (60–63)

8.0%

9.2%

8.6%

Borderline (60–63)

12.7%

10.3%

11.5%

 Clinical (> 63)

23.7%

24.0%

23.9%

Clinical (> 63)

25.4%

22.8%

24.1%

Externalizing problems T score***

   

Externalizing problems T score *

   

 Normal (< 60)

78.0%

72.6%

75.3%

Normal (< 60)

76.5%

80.3%

78.4%

 Borderline (60–63)

10.3%

10.1%

10.2%

Borderline (60–63)

7.9%

6.8%

7.4%

 Clinical (> 63)

11.8%

17.3%

14.5%

Clinical (> 63)

15.6%

12.9%

14.2%

  1. TRF Teacher Report Form, CBCL Child Behavior Checklist
  2. * P < 0.05; **P < 0.005; ***P < 0.0005
  3. a Data taken from reference [27]