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Epidemiology of Nocturnal Enuresis in a Part of Khartoum, Sudan
Author(s) -
RAHIM S. I. A.,
CEDERBLAD M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1986.tb10333.x
Subject(s) - enuresis , epidemiology , medicine , nocturnal , pediatrics , demography , el niño , sociology
. An epidemiological study was made of 8 462 children aged 3‐15 living in the suburban area Hag Vousif, Khartoum, Sudan. The prevalence of enuresis was higher in boys than in girls. Eighty‐eight per cent wetted their beds at least several times per week. Up to the age of 9 both sexes showed prevalences which were significantly higher than comparable age/sex groups discussed in different European studies. Only 5% of the children above 7 years of age had secondary enuresis.