Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate how the prevalence of emotional and behavioural issues in a sample of Egyptian youngsters relates to nocturnal enuresis. Methods:The Center of Social and Preventive Medicine at Cairo University's Enuresis specialised outpatient clinic served as the source of 200 of the youngsters for this cross-sectional study. Children in the NE varied in age from 5 to 14 years; their mean age was 8.6 2.3 years. There were just as many boys and girls among the children. Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire was used to evaluate behavioural problems (SDQ). Results: When it comes to emotional scale, 37% of participants fall into the abnormal category, and 41% were labelled abnormal when it comes to hyperactivity and inattention. Although 34% of the individuals reported aberrant scores for all issues, boy's average scores were significantly higher. the existence of behavioural and emotional issues in a sample Females scored lower on the hyperactivity-inattention scale than males (6.5 vs. 4.5; p-value 0.001) In summary, NE is linked to an increased incidence of behavioural issues that point to both internalising and externalising symptoms.
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