Effect of urinary training on urination control of infants using nappies after birth

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effect of urinary training on urination control in infants using nappies after birth. Methods Stratified sampling method was used to investigate the daytime urination control and the using of diapers by children in kindergartens of 6 prefecture-level cities in Henan Province, China.The survey was conducted among parents of healthy children. Results In a total of 12 250 questionnaires, 11 697 had response, and 10 562 valid questionnaires were collected, and the effective recovery rate was 86.22%.After the birth of infants, the age of toilet training was divided into 6 groups(0- 0.05). After 12 months, the urination control rate decreased with the start time delayed till 2 years of age, and the urinary control rate at the age of 2 years old n different groups was 59.97%(1 314/2 191 cases) and 54.10%(231/427 cases) respectively.The results of other ages(0.5, 1.0, 1.5 years old) were similar to those of 2 years old.There was no difference between the groups of different genders(all P>0.05). Conclusions The use of diapers in infants before the age of 1 year to start urinary training is conducive to the development of urinary control in infants. Key words: Infant and young child; Early toilet training; Urination control; Use of diaper