Nocturnal enuresis and its treatment among primary-school children in Oromieh, Islamic Republic of Iran.

Full Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and treatment of enuresis among primary-school children living in Oromieh city, Islamic Republic of Iran. A questionnaire was answered by parents of 3500 selected students at the annual school enrolment in summer 2004. The frequency of nocturnal enuresis was 7.7%. Enuresis frequency was significantly higher among boys (8.6%) than girls (6.7%). Treatment methods used were:
medication, water restriction, awaking for voiding and enuresis alarm in 57.8%, 18.1%, 11.5% and 2.6% of cases respectively. The frequency of nocturnal enuresis is similar to other studies but treatment methods were different.

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Author information

Author/s: Pashapour, N (N); Golmahammadlou, S (S); Mahmoodzadeh, H (H);

Affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Oromieh University of Medical Science, Oromieh, Islamic Republic of Iran. pashapour(-atsign-)umsu.ac.ir

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de santé de la Méditerranée orientale = al-Majallah al-?i??iyah li-sharq al-mutawassi? (East Mediterr Health J), published in Egypt. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2008 Mar-Apr; vol 14 (issue 2) : pp 376-80

Dates: Created 2008/06/19; Completed 2008/07/18;

PMID: 18561730, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Care Surveys
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Iran - epidemiology
Male
Nocturnal Enuresis - epidemiology; therapy
Parents - education; psychology

Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology; statistics & numerical data
Patient Compliance - psychology; statistics & numerical data
Pediatrics - methods; statistics & numerical data
Physician's Practice Patterns - organization & administration
Population Surveillance
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Self Care - methods; psychology; statistics & numerical data
Sex Distribution
Students - statistics & numerical data
Urban Health - statistics & numerical data

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