Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in school-age children
| Autor: | Aline Leandra Carvalho Ferreira, Eleonora Moreira Lima, Fabiana Caetano Martins Silva, Eduardo A. Oliveira, Paula G. Magalhães, Giovana Teixeira Branco Vaz, Monica Maria de Almeida Vasconcelos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Constipation Urinary urgency Cross-sectional study business.industry Urinary system Urinary incontinence medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Nephrology Lower urinary tract symptoms Enuresis Surveys and Questionnaires Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Epidemiology medicine Prevalence Humans Female medicine.symptom business Child |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany). 27(4) |
| ISSN: | 1432-198X |
| Popis: | Epidemiological studies have demonstrated rates of incontinence and enuresis as high as 20% in school-age children. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence of lower urinary tract (LUT) symptoms in 739 children aged 6–12 years enrolled in three government schools with different socioeconomic levels in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Symptoms of LUT were evaluated using a modified version of the Dysfunction Voiding Scoring System in which the cutoff point considered as an indicator of LUT dysfunction is >6 for girls and >9 for boys. Children with a score indicative of symptoms received an educational booklet on the functioning of the LUT and were sent for clinical evaluation. LUT dysfunction symptoms were detected in 161 (21.8%) children. Symptoms were most frequent in girls (p |
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