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Abstract
Nocturnal enuresis (bed-wetting) is defined as involuntary
urination during sleep that occurs more often than once a month in
girls over five and in boys over six years of age. Nocturnal enuresis is
classified into: primary (PNE) and secondary (SNE) forms. It is also
divided into: monosymptomatic (MSNE) and non-MSNE forms.
MSNE is defined as present when the child does not have any
associated daytime voiding.
The aim of the work was to study the prevalence of nocturnal
enuresis in Assuit primary school children and correlate it with
sociodemographic data of patients.
Our study a cross-sectional community-based study was carried
out on (1307) children aged 6-12 years studying in Assiut primary
schools. They were selected from 6 different schools from 3 villages
(rural area) and 3 schools from Assiut city (Urban area). They were
(658) males and (649) females. (800) students from the villages and
(507) students from Assiut city during the period from December 2017
to Jaunary 2018.
All students fulfilled our criteria were enrolled in the study after
taking consent from their parents.
1. Full history taking: Age, gender, and enuretic or non, Then
enuretic children complete other variables such as: parental
marital status, family size, birth order, and child’s exposure to
punishment. Types of enuresis (nocturnal enuresis, diurnal
enuresis), primary or secondary enuresis, history of enuresis in
one of the family members (mother, father, or other sibling), history of recurrent urinary tract infection and / or respiratory
tract infection in the child, pinworms, seizures, constipation.
2. Social survey (for enuretic children): Education of the mother
Education of the father, Occupation of the mother, Occupation
of the father and residency (Urban, Rural).
3. Drinking and urination habits before going to bed (for enuretic
children).
4. Full clinical examination (for enuretic children): General
examination (weight), Neurological, Chest, Abdominal, and
Renal examination.
5. Laboratory investigation (for enuretic children): RBS, Urine
analysis and Stool analysis