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Enuresis in Children 5-15 Years at Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health
Piyasil W 
,
Udomsup J
,
Udomsup J A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to compare 179 enuretic and 811 non-
enuretic patients at Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health from July 1998 through December
1998. The objective was to study the epidemiology, risk factors, behavioral and learning problems
associated with enuresis in children 5-15 years old. Chi-squared analysis was used.
The prevalence of primary, secondary and total enuresis was 15.4, 2.7 and 18.1 per cent
respectively in 5-15 year old children. Of these, 88.5 per cent had nocturnal enuresis, 0.6 per cent
had diurnal enuresis, 10.6 per cent had diurnal and nocturnal enuresis.
Risk factors which significantly correlated with enuresis were the history of bed-wetting
in the parents
I
sibling and inconsistent toilet training. We foun9
tha~
enuresis was not related to
sex, 'birth order, LBW, socioeconomic, marital and parental
e~catiorial
status. Fifty-eight per cent
of the parents thought that the enuretic problem needed further treatment.
Key word : Enuresis, Genetic, Toilet Training
enuretic patients at Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health from July 1998 through December
1998. The objective was to study the epidemiology, risk factors, behavioral and learning problems
associated with enuresis in children 5-15 years old. Chi-squared analysis was used.
The prevalence of primary, secondary and total enuresis was 15.4, 2.7 and 18.1 per cent
respectively in 5-15 year old children. Of these, 88.5 per cent had nocturnal enuresis, 0.6 per cent
had diurnal enuresis, 10.6 per cent had diurnal and nocturnal enuresis.
Risk factors which significantly correlated with enuresis were the history of bed-wetting
in the parents
I
sibling and inconsistent toilet training. We foun9
tha~
enuresis was not related to
sex, 'birth order, LBW, socioeconomic, marital and parental
e~catiorial
status. Fifty-eight per cent
of the parents thought that the enuretic problem needed further treatment.
Key word : Enuresis, Genetic, Toilet Training
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