URINARY AND INTESTINAL SYMPTOMS IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

Objective: survey the occurrence of urinary and intestinal symptoms in children from public elementary schools capital Paraná. Method: quantitative, exploratory-descriptive cross-sectional study. Sample parents/ guardians who completed following instruments: Dysfunctional Voiding Scoring System; Rome IV criteria; Bristol scale. Analysis performed by IBM SPSS Statistics v.20.0. Data were collected August to October 2019. Inclusion criteria child being enrolled regularly attending school delivery or partially questionnaire. Results: 458 questionnaires delivered. Of those fully completed, 51.9% girls, age was 7.7 years; 83% had some and/or low severity. There no significant difference between genders, with a increase severity aged 7 years under. Most prevalent symptoms: reduced voiding frequency, defecation effort, urgency containment maneuvers; 39.6% Functional Intestinal Constipation. Bladder bowel dysfunction 35 children, highest prevalence females. Conclusion: high children. The most symptom constipation.