title: Epidemiology of nocturnal enuresis in a part of Khartoum, Sudan. I. The extensive study.
abstract: An epidemiological study was made of 8,462 children aged 3-15 living in the suburban area Hag Yousif, 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.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D004775:Enuresis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013397:Sudan; D014505:Urban Population