Demographic Characteristics of the School-age Children With Voiding Dysfunction, and Diagnostic Role of Ultrasound per se

Abstract

Background: To determine the demographic characteristics of school-age children with voiding dysfunction and to determine the diagnostic role of urinary ultrasonography alone. Methods: A questionnaire form was distributed to 5,000 students. Survey questions were prepared in 3 sections. In the first section, general information about the child was questioned. Demographic characteristics of the parents were included in the second section. In the last section, the child's urinary problems, accompanying constipation and familial predisposition were questioned. Results: A total of 4850 (97%) questionnaires were obtained. In 497 (10.2%) of the 4850 students’ data related to voiding dysfunction were detected. A total of 137 (31.7%) children could hold their urine (delayed their urination). Hundred and eighty (41.5%) children had daytime wetting by drops, while 99 (22.8%) of them could not hold their urine entirely during the daytime. Thirty-five percent (n=152) of the children felt urgent need to urinate. Seventy-one (16.4%) children were holding their urine by crossing their legs. Ninety-one (20.9%) children were having painful urination. Twenty-four (5.5%) children were urinating intermittently. Fifty-two (12.0%) children were involuntarily losing urine when they were coughing and laughing. Sixty-five (15%) children had the feeling that they could not empty their bladders. A total of 371 (85.5%) children were wet at night. Conclusion: Nearly half of the children with voiding dysfunction were observed to have similar problems in the family. The urinary system ultrasonography after from detailed history and physical examination will help us to make a diagnosis without the need for further evaluations.