AIM: To investigate the coexistence of urine and faecal incontinence in Swedish schoolchildren. METHODS: Cohort study of all schoolchildren in the first and fourth grades in the city of Eskilstuna. A questionnaire was used, in which parents reported the prevalence of urine and faecal incontinence for their children. with a response rate of 67%. Data were analysed with multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: Daytime urinary incontinence (at least once a month) was reported in 6.3% of the first graders and 4.3% of the fourth graders, while bedwetting (at least once a month) was reported in 7.1% and 2.7% and faecal incontinence in 9.8% and 5.6%, respectively. Daytime urinary incontinence was strongly associated with faecal incontinence; adjusted odds ratio (OR) 7.2 (p < 0.001) as well as with bedwetting; OR 4.1 (p < 0.001), whereas faecal incontinence and bedwetting lacked a significant association (OR 1.2). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that soiling and daytime urinary incontinence often coexist in Swedish schoolchildren. Collaborative treatment strategies with gastroenterological and urological content need to be developed for these children.
AIM: To investigate the coexistence of urine and faecal incontinence in Swedish schoolchildren. METHODS: Cohort study of all schoolchildren in the first and fourth grades in the city of Eskilstuna. A questionnaire was used, in which parents reported the prevalence of urine and faecal incontinence for their children. with a response rate of 67%. Data were analysed with multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: Daytime urinary incontinence (at least once a month) was reported in 6.3% of the first graders and 4.3% of the fourth graders, while bedwetting (at least once a month) was reported in 7.1% and 2.7% and faecal incontinence in 9.8% and 5.6%, respectively. Daytime urinary incontinence was strongly associated with faecal incontinence; adjusted odds ratio (OR) 7.2 (p < 0.001) as well as with bedwetting; OR 4.1 (p < 0.001), whereas faecal incontinence and bedwetting lacked a significant association (OR 1.2). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that soiling and daytime urinary incontinence often coexist in Swedish schoolchildren. Collaborative treatment strategies with gastroenterological and urological content need to be developed for these children.
Authors: Henri Damon; Anne Marie Schott; Xavier Barth; Jean Luc Faucheron; Laurent Abramowitz; Laurent Siproudhis; Marie-Odile Fayard; Cyrille Colin; Guy Valancogne; Véronique Bonniaud; François Mion Journal: Int J Colorectal Dis Date: 2008-05-28 Impact factor: 2.571
Authors: Marieke L van Engelenburg-van Lonkhuyzen; Esther M J Bols; Marc A Benninga; Wim A Verwijs; Netty M W L Bluijssen; Rob A de Bie Journal: BMC Pediatr Date: 2013-08-02 Impact factor: 2.125