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Introduction:Constipation causes physical, psychological morbidity and poor quality of life Data from developed countries shows that prevalence of childhood constipation in general population ranges from 0.7-29.6%. Various studies have showed pain of passing hard stools in infancy and early childhood is the principal contributing factor for acute childhood constipation, leading to constipation and soiling in adulthood. Because of lack of awareness regarding common occurrence of childhood constipation and its proper management, it is often underdiagnosed and sub optimally managed. Hence, this study was conducted to study the frequency of constipation and risk factors in children attending tertiary care hospital in rural Bangalore.
Field : Sosyal, Beşeri ve İdari Bilimler
Journal Type : Uluslararası
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