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Nocturnal Enuresis among Nigerian Children and its Association with Sleep, Behavior and School Performance
O U Anyanwu1, R C Ibekwe, M L Orji
1Departments of Pediatrics, Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Ebonyi State; and *University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku-Ozalla Enugu, Enugu State; Nigeria. Correspondence to: Dr Onyinye Uchenna Anyanwu, Department of Pediatrics, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi Nigeria. onyinyeanyanwu@yahoo.com.
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.
Setting:
Two hospitals at Lucknow in Northern India.
Results:
Prevalence of enuresis was 37.0%. Nocturnal enuresis was significantly associated with abnormal behaviour (P=0.049) and poor sleep hygiene (P%0.05). School performance was not associated with enuresis.
Conclusion:
Children with nocturnal enuresis were at an increased risk of behavioral problems and poor sleep hygiene.
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