Constipation and functional faecal retention in a group of school children in a district in Sri Lanka | Zendy

Shaman Rajindrajith | Zendy; Niranga Manjuri Devanarayana | Zendy; Sachith Mettananda | Zendy; Priyantha Perera | Zendy; Sanofer Jasmin | Zendy; Udara Karunarathna | Zendy; D. Adhihetty | Zendy; Ruwan Goonewardena | Zendy

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Constipation and functional faecal retention in a group of school children in a district in Sri Lanka

Author(s) -

Shaman Rajindrajith,

Niranga Manjuri Devanarayana,

Sachith Mettananda,

Priyantha Perera,

Sanofer Jasmin,

Udara Karunarathna,

D. Adhihetty,

Ruwan Goonewardena

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

sri lanka journal of child health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153

H-Index - 6

eISSN - 2386-110X

pISSN - 1391-5452

DOI - 10.4038/sljch.v38i2.680

Subject(s) - sri lanka , medical journal , medicine , scopus , transparency (behavior) , publishing , family medicine , south asia , library science , medical education , medline , political science , law , ethnology , computer science , history

Objective To assess the prevalence of constipation and functional faecal retention among a group of school children in Gampaha district of Sri Lanka. Method This is a cross sectional survey. A validated, self-administered questionnaire was distributed to randomly selected children, aged 10- 16 years, in a semi-urban school in Gampaha District of Sri Lanka. Constipation was defined using Rome III criteria and Paris Consensus on Childhood Constipation Terminology (PACCT). Functional faecal retention was diagnosed using Rome II criteria. Results A total of 441 questionnaires were distributed and 429 (97.3%) responded (53.1% males, mean age 12.4 years, SD 1.5 years). According to Rome III criteria and PACCT, 46 (10.7%) had constipation. Prevalence of constipation was higher in males (14.5%) compared to females (6.5%) [OR 2.45, 95% CI 1.19-5.1, p=0.012]. Twenty three (5.4%) had functional faecal retention. Conclusions Chronic constipation is a significant problem, affecting approximately 10% of children in a semi-urban school in Gampaha district. It is commoner among males. Both Rome III criteria and PACCT are effective in diagnosing childhood constipation in epidemiological studies. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2009; 38: 60-64 ( Key words : constipation, functional faecal retention, Rome III criteria, children, adolescents) Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} doi: 10.4038/sljch.v38i2.680

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