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Clinico-Demographic Profile of Children with Enuresis from a Tertiary Child Psychiatry Centre in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study

Dipesh Bhattarai
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Roshni Khatri
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Narmada Devkota
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Utkarsh Karki
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Hashana Shrestha
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Dinuja Khadka
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Keywords:
enuresis nepal clinical profile

Abstract

Background: Enuresis is a common presentation and is associated with significant distress to both child and parents. To date, there are no hospital-based studies evaluating enuresis in Nepal. The main objective of the study was to determine the socio-demographic and clinical profile of children with enuresis.

Methods: It is a cross-sectional observational study conducted among out patients visiting the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit at Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal, from February 2024 to July 2024. A total of 2219 cases were screened using the Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory parent version and diagnosis was based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

Results: Out of 2219 cases screened, 35 cases met the diagnostic criteria of enuresis. The clinic-based prevalence of enuresis was 1.6%. The mean age of diagnosis was 9.63 ± 2.7 years with male to female ratio of 2.1:1. A total of 24 (68.6%) cases were referred by doctors, 20 (57.1 %) cases visited for reasons other than for enuresis and 19 (54.3%) cases had a positive family history of enuresis. A total of 34 cases (97.1%) had primary enuresis and 30 (85.7%) cases were having monosymptomatic symptoms. Psychiatry co-morbidity was found in 15 (42.9 %) cases.

Conclusion: Enuresis is twice more common in boys compared to girls. Psychiatric co-morbidities are very common in children with enuresis.

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Published 2025-12-03