Prevalence of primary nocturnal enuresis in NWFP

ABSTRACT

Nocturnal enuresis is a distressing medico-social problem. No clear evidence has become available regarding its etiology. Prevalence varies in different populations with higher prevalence rates in the less socioeconomically developed communities as compared to the more developed ones. Epidemiological data collected from eleven primary sampling units with 315 families and a total population of 2,669 persons in North West Frontier Province of Pakistan [NWFP] has shown the prevalence of primary enuresis in the population to be 6.5%. The condition is more prevalent in boys than girls and in rural than in urban areas. Comparison with other reported prevalence rates shows that the prevalence rate in our population is much higher than that of the Caucasian population of the western countries