Urinary incontinence in children aged 5 to 12 in an emergency setting: lessons learned in Ethiopia

Q4 Environmental Science

Waterlines Pub Date : 2021-07-01 DOI:10.3362/1756-3488.20-00017

C. Rosato-Scott, Barbara Evans, Abraham Varampath, B. Fehnert, D. Barrington

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Abstract

This scoping study aimed to be the first to explore the number of children aged 5 to 12 in an emergency setting (Tukaley village, Ethiopia) wetting themselves, and demand for support to manage self-wetting in the home. A survey asked 524 children about their latrine behaviours; and 312 adult caregivers about the latrine behaviours of the children aged 5 to 12 they care for. Few adult caregivers (1 per cent) indicated that children were self-wetting during the day and/or night, and only one child indicated self-wetting (during the day). Yet the survey revealed demand from adult caregivers for household items typically used to manage involuntary self-wetting. This could suggest self-wetting is occurring, but there is a reluctance to disclose it. Given the impact of self-wetting on the lives of children and their adult caregivers, it would be unethical for it not to be considered when developing emergency programmes across sectors including the water, sanitation, and hygiene sector. With further research and modifications to the survey, it could provide greater clarity on the number of children self-wetting and the scale of demand for support to inform emergency programme design.

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紧急情况下5至12岁儿童尿失禁:在埃塞俄比亚吸取的经验教训

这项范围界定研究旨在首次探索5至12岁儿童在紧急情况下（埃塞俄比亚Tukaley村）自我湿润的人数，以及对管理家庭自我湿润的支持需求。一项调查询问了524名儿童的厕所行为；312名成人护理人员了解他们所照顾的5至12岁儿童的厕所行为。很少有成人照顾者（1%）表示儿童在白天和/或晚上会自我湿润，只有一名儿童表示（白天）会自我湿润。然而，调查显示，成人护理人员对通常用于管理非自愿自湿的家庭用品的需求。这可能表明正在发生自我湿润，但人们不愿透露。考虑到自我湿润对儿童及其成年照顾者生活的影响，在制定包括水、环境卫生和个人卫生部门在内的各个部门的应急计划时，不考虑这一点是不道德的。随着对调查的进一步研究和修改，它可以更清楚地了解儿童自我湿润的人数和对支持的需求规模，为应急计划的设计提供信息。

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期刊介绍： Published since 1982 Waterlines is a refereed journal providing a forum for those involved in extending water supply, sanitation, hygiene and waste management to all in developing countries. Waterlines aims to bridge the gap between research and practice: it encourages papers written by researchers for the benefit of practice and those written by practitioners to inform research and policy. It highlights information sources and promotes debate between different perspectives. Waterlines considers the key challenges facing those in the water and sanitation sector–engineers, health professionals.