Prevalence of Nocturnal Enuresis among Schoolchildren in Sana’a City, Yemen
| Autor: | Lutf M. Al-Zubairi, Adel A. Al-Emad, Mabrook Bin Mohanna, Tawfik H. Al-Bada’ani |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Yemeni Journal for Medical Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 31-36 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2227-9601 2227-961X |
| DOI: | 10.20428/YJMS.12.1.5 |
| Popis: | Objective: To estimate the prevalence, frequency and time of nocturnal enuresis (NE) among primary schoolchildren in Sana’a city, Yemen. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study was conducted among 2689 schoolchildren in the primary schools of four randomly selected districts in Sana’a city in the period from September 2012 to December 2013. Data about sociodemographic characteristics, frequency, time, psycho-social effects and the factors possibly associated with NE among children were collected using a pre-designed questionnaire and analyzed using appropriate statistical tests. Results: The overall prevalence of NE was 11.2%, which was significantly higher among males than females (13.0% vs. 10.0%, respectively; P = 0.044) and decreased significantly with increasing age (P |
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