Prevalence and factors associated with nocturnal enuresis among children attending primary care in Bahrain

Abstract EN

Background and objectives: Primary nocturnal enuresis is the bedwetting tendency in children ged>5 years, who have not stayed dry during sleep, for a period of more than 6 months.

Secondary nocturnal enuresis is the recurrence of bedwetting after continuous a dry period of more than 6-12 months.

The primary objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of nocturnal enuresis (NE) among children aged 5-12 years, who received primary healthcare in Bahrain.

The secondary objective was to determine the prevalence of primary- and secondary NE, and the factors associated with primary NE.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional analytical study conducted in children aged 5-12 years, who attended local health centers in Bahrain in June 2015.

A total of 438 children from eight local health centers were included m the study A self-administered questionnaire was used as the assessment tool.

Results: The overall prevalence of NE in Bahrain was 11.1%.

The prevalence of primary NE and secondary NE was 82% and 18%, respectively.

A significant association was established between NE and father’s education (P= 0.003), number of siblings (.P=0.045), and father’s (P=0.033), mother’s (P<0.001), and sibling’s (i><0.001) history ofNE.

Conclusion: The prevalence of NE in Bahrain is similar to that observed m other studies.

Further studies are required to assess the prevalence of secondary enuresis and its associated factors.