iajapnIAJAPNIAJAPN2709-3263https://doi.org/10.47310/iajapn.2020.v01i01.007Knowledge Regarding Conduct Disorder among Primary School Teachers in Selected Primary Schools of Shimla CityMrs.ShashiKiranHarvinderKaurChildren with conduct disorders often experience problems in interpersonal and academic relationships and achievements, which are typically suffer serious problems for themselves and those care for them (involve their teachers). The behaviors associated with conduct disorders may be first observed by teachers and they play a pivotal role in the recognition, referral and treatment of conduct disorders. Objectives: The objectives of the present study were (i) to assess the knowledge of primary school teachers regarding conduct disorders (ii) to associate the knowledge regarding conduct disorders with selected socio-demographic variables. Material and Methods: A cross sectional descriptive research study was done from June-July 2018 among 100 primary school teachers selected from 20 schools of Shimla city. A pre-validated, self-administered, structured questionnaire was used for data collection and random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Knowledge score was measured in the following three categories: Good, average and Poor. Mean frequency & Chi square tests were used for statistical analysis. Results: The mean score of knowledge regarding conduct disorder was 5.18±1.77. Results revealed that only two fifth of the primary school teachers (43%) had average knowledge about conduct disorder. There was no significant association of their age, gender, professional qualification, teaching experience, religion and marital status with their knowledge regarding conduct disorders. Conclusion: Study reveals that most of the school teachers have inadequate knowledge regarding conduct disorders among primary school teachers and they need to be educated and trained regarding conduct disorders.