Epidemiology of Enuresis in Turkish Children

Abstract

To establish the prevalence of enuresis in Turkish children and to identify common methods of managing enuresis, a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to parents of 5754 children aged 7-12 years. From a response rate of 96% the overall prevalence of any reported nocturnal enuresis was 11.5% and diurnal enuresis was 0.5%. The prevalence of enuresis was higher in boys than in girls. Turkish parents primarily administered behavioural techniques for the management of enuresis. These results suggest that prevalence rates for nocturnal enuresis in Turkish children are similar to those in previous studies reported from Western Europe, the USA and Australia.

Development of Parasomnias From Childhood to Early Adolescence

“…However, our overall prevalence (15.7%) is consistent with results of other studies showing frequencies between 11% and 18.9%. 8,12,13,23,59,60 Prevalence rates found in this longitudinal study of children 11, 12, and 13 years old (between 2.0% and 4.0%) are also similar to those reported in other longitudinal studies. 7,9,11 When we considered all enuretic children for whom the data were available from ages 3 to 13 years, we found that ϳ88% of all enuretic children had outgrown this condition by 13 years old.…”

“…61 The present results confirm the well-established gender difference in enuresis, with more males being affected. 8,23,26,59,60,62 Enuresis has previously been found to be associated with sleepwalking in naval recruits. 63 Klackenberg 54 also found a significant covariation between sleepwalking and enuresis between ages 4 and 16 years.…”

Enuresis Nocturna Prevalence and Risk Factors Among School Age Children in Northwest Turkey

“…A high response rate (95.4 %) was achieved, probably due to the distribution method of the questionnaires, that is, by the way of teachers, and it might be perceived as an assignment. Prevalence of EN was found 8.9 %, and this was less than 11.5 % reported by Serel et al [1] in Isparta, 13.7 % reported by Gümüş et al [12] in Manisa and 11.6 % reported by Öge et al [7] in Aydın. This difference might be due to sociocultural variations and attitude and behavioral differences of the parents between the regions.…”

“…EN is a common health problem among Turkish children, as in many other populations [1,2,3,7,12]. This is a population-based study, which aimed to detect prevalence and risk factors of EN in Zonguldak, a city in northwest of Turkey.…”

“…Enuresis nocturna (EN) is a common health problem all over the world [1,2,3]. This disease, although seems to be ordinary, is crucial to be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible, as it can result in some psychological consequences, such as low self-esteem [4].…”