Clinico-epidemiological profile of children presenting with enuresis

Poornima Modi 1, * Ritu Agarwal 2 and Leena Singhal 3

1 Department of Paediatrics, Army College of Medical Sciences, J45Q+FF4, near Base Hospital, Brar Square, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi- 110010, India.
2 Department of paediatrics, Military Hospital, Dehradun, India.
3 Department of paediatrics, Base Hospital, Delhi Cantonment, J45P+3M5, Hospital Road, New Delhi- 110010, India.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 12(01), 2092–2096.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.12.1.0964
Publication history: 
Received on 20 April 2024 revised on 29 May 2024; accepted on 31 May 2024
 
Abstract: 
Introduction: Nocturnal enuresis is a fairly common problem in children. The world -wide prevalence is reported as 1.4% to 28% in children aged 6 to 12 years. In India the prevalence is between 7.6% to 16.3% being higher in 5 to 8 years of age and it decreases as age advances and is lower in 6 to 11 years age group [1,2]. It is a cause of lot of anxiety both in children as well as parents which partly stems from lack of understanding of the normal maturational process of bladder control.
Materials and methods: To study the clinico-epidemiological  profile of children with enuresis a prospective analytical cohort study was carried out from May 2023 to October 2023. Children above 5 years of age presenting with enuresis in outpatient department were enrolled in the study. After taking informed written consent from the parents, a questionnaire regarding their symptoms was filled followed by a detailed clinical examination. The results thereafter were analysed statistically.
Results: maximum age group of presentation was 5 to 7 years with prevalence decreasing with increasing age. Most of the case were non- monosymptomatic enuresis with maximum children having overactive bladder. The prevalence of overactive bladder was also higher in girls than boys with a p value of 0.01.
Conclusion: enuresis is a common problem in paediatric age group and a cause of significant stress among children. Most case are non-monosymptomatic where proper identification of the cause can cure enuresis and relieve a lot of stress related to it.
 
Keywords: 
Enuresis; Mono-Symptomatic; Non-Monosymptomatic; Overactive Bladder; Constipation
 
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