Enuresis: regional primary boarding school in sinop, the northest point of Turkey

Abstract

Introduction and Aim: Enuresis is a urine voiding impairment and it means repeated involuntary urine voiding. While enuresis more commonly occurs in children, it can also occur in adults. According to DSM IV, enuresis is repeated involuntary voiding of urine into bed or clothes. Involuntary voiding of urine which has the frequency of at least twice a week for at least 3 consecutive months is a significant symptom. This study aims to determine the enuresis prevalence and the factors affecting enuresis among the students of regional primary boarding schools in Sinop. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on the students of nine Regional Primary Boarding Schools (RPBS) dependent on Province National Education Directorate of Sinop between 1 October 2010 and 1 October 2011 after the required verbal and written permissions were taken to carry out this study. The target population of this study was 1500 students who were studying in the nine Regional Primary Boarding Schools (RPBS) dependent on Province National Education Directorate of Sinop and agreed to enroll in the study, and the sample selection was not performed. Results: 55 % of the respondents were male and 45 % of the respondents were female. The age of 51% of the respondents were 9-12, that of 40.3% were 13-16, and that of 8.7% were 5-8. 92.4% of the respondents were from the villages. It was found that 93.3% of the children lived with their parents while 71% of children lived with elders of family. It was also reported that parents of 30.5% of the children were relative, and 1.9 % of the children had stepfathers while 2.8% of children had stepmothers. As a result of the study, the frequency of enuresis was found as 11.7%. The rate of nocturnal enuresis frequency was found as 7.1% while that of diurnal enuresis was found as 4.6 %. In the evaluation of the age groups of the children in the study, nocturnal enuresis frequency was 13.8% in the age group 5-8 while diurnal enuresis frequency was 10.8%, which were significantly higher than that of other age groups. Conclusion: As a result, nurses play a significant role in solving the enuresis problem which can affect the whole lives of children. It is important to assess both children and their families as a whole in this respect.