The Prevalence of Enuresis and Its Association with Psychological Factors in Zahedan, a City of Iran

INTRODUCTION: Enuresis is a common problem with multiple causes in children. The aim of the present study was to establish the prevalence of enuresis among school population and its psychology and emotional associated factors.

METHODS: Clustering sampling was used to collect 2000 schoolchildren from city Zahedan. A research made questionnaire was applied as a tool for data collection. All parents were informed about the aims of study and signed the consent form. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 19.0. Odds ratio and χ2 tests were used with the level of significance as P=0.05. The power of the statistical analysis was 80 percent.

RESULTS: The prevalence of enuresis is 17.18% for boys and 11.82% for girls, and the overall prevalence is 14%.parental divorce, parental death, Physical punishment, living with step parents (parental divorce, computer game, watching horror movie and stress and domestic violence had significant correlation with enuresis. psychological factors such as death of a brother or sister, new baby, smoking in the family, drinking coffee and tea were factors that didn’t show any correlation with enuresis.

CONCLUSION: The differences in the prevalence rate reported by various countries can be attributed to criteria and age ranges, definition of enuresis, genetic predisposition, and traditional with cultural background. Primary health caregivers must be educated according to their society’s condition to elicit a detailed history and explaining detrimental effects of enuresis and its association with body mass index to present true information about the medications and cares to the parents.