Enuresis in school children from eastern Croatia
The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of nocturnal incontinence (NI) in 6-to-7-year-old children from eastern Croatia, to determine the factors associated with NI and to evaluate parental perception of the problem. From May to September 2004, the parents of 3,011 children were...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2010-08-01
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The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of nocturnal incontinence (NI) in 6-to-7-year-old children from eastern Croatia, to determine the factors associated with NI and to evaluate parental perception of the problem. From May to September 2004, the parents of 3,011 children were asked to complete an anonymous validated questionnaire. The overall prevalence of reported NI was 1.2% (35/3011). All of the cases were cases of secondary NI. NI was significantly more frequent in boys than in girls. Family history of enuresis was present in 68.6% (24/35) of enuretic children. Only 17.1% (6/35) of parents expressed some concern about the effect of the researched problem on their child's future development. The frequency of NI in this study group is much lower than that reported in other European countries. The reason for this is still not known, although parental perception of this problem is certainly a significant factor. Further investigations are needed.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d19aa1bc5ca49f28f94073c692c9fbb2025-08-20T02:01:49ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212010-08-01524Enuresis in school children from eastern CroatiaMaja Miskulin0Ivan MiskulinAida MujkicAlbina DumicDinko PuntaricVesna BuljanVesna Bilic-KirinDolores Juretic-KovacDepartment of Public Health, School of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek, Croatia. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of nocturnal incontinence (NI) in 6-to-7-year-old children from eastern Croatia, to determine the factors associated with NI and to evaluate parental perception of the problem. From May to September 2004, the parents of 3,011 children were asked to complete an anonymous validated questionnaire. The overall prevalence of reported NI was 1.2% (35/3011). All of the cases were cases of secondary NI. NI was significantly more frequent in boys than in girls. Family history of enuresis was present in 68.6% (24/35) of enuretic children. Only 17.1% (6/35) of parents expressed some concern about the effect of the researched problem on their child's future development. The frequency of NI in this study group is much lower than that reported in other European countries. The reason for this is still not known, although parental perception of this problem is certainly a significant factor. Further investigations are needed. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/5014 |
| spellingShingle | Maja Miskulin Ivan Miskulin Aida Mujkic Albina Dumic Dinko Puntaric Vesna Buljan Vesna Bilic-Kirin Dolores Juretic-Kovac Enuresis in school children from eastern Croatia The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Enuresis in school children from eastern Croatia |
| title_full | Enuresis in school children from eastern Croatia |
| title_fullStr | Enuresis in school children from eastern Croatia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enuresis in school children from eastern Croatia |
| title_short | Enuresis in school children from eastern Croatia |
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