Nocturnal enuresis among Nigerian children and its association with sleep, behavior and school performance

Objective To study the association of nocturnal enuresis with sleep, behavior and school performance. Methods Hospital-based, cross-sectional descriptive study of 216 children (≥6-year-old) using structured questionnaire and behavioral tools. Results Prevalence of enuresis was 37.0%. Nocturnal enure...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian pediatrics 2015-07, Vol.52 (7), p.587-589
Hauptverfasser:	Anyanwu, OU, Ibekwe, RC, Orji, ML
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child Child Behavior Disorders - epidemiology Comorbidity Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Male Maternal and Child Health Medicine Medicine & Public Health Nigeria - epidemiology Nocturnal Enuresis - epidemiology Pediatric Surgery Pediatrics Research Paper Sleep - physiology Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology Students Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:	Objective To study the association of nocturnal enuresis with sleep, behavior and school performance. Methods Hospital-based, cross-sectional descriptive study of 216 children (≥6-year-old) using structured questionnaire and behavioral tools. Results Prevalence of enuresis was 37.0%. Nocturnal enuresis was significantly associated with abnormal behaviour ( P =0.049) and poor sleep hygiene ( P
ISSN:	0019-6061 0974-7559
DOI:	10.1007/s13312-015-0680-4