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World J Clin Pediatr. Mar 9, 2022; 11(2): 160-172
Published online Mar 9, 2022. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v11.i2.160
Functional constipation in Bangladeshi school aged children: A hidden misty at community
Md Benzamin, ASM Bazlul Karim, Md Rukunuzzaman, Md Wahiduzzaman Mazumder, Masud Rana, Rubaiyat Alam, Mohammad Majharul Islam, Md Shafiul Alam, Kamal Hossen, Afsana Yasmin, Kaniz Fathema, Mukesh Khadga, Aisharza Sultana Aishy
Md Benzamin, ASM Bazlul Karim, Md Rukunuzzaman, Md Wahiduzzaman Mazumder, Rubaiyat Alam, Md Shafiul Alam, Kamal Hossen, Afsana Yasmin, Kaniz Fathema, Mukesh Khadga, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Masud Rana, Department of Outpatient, Hazi Asmot Medical Centre, Bhairab 2350, Bangladesh
Mohammad Majharul Islam, Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Aisharza Sultana Aishy, Jalalabad Ragib Rabeya Medical College, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
Author contributions: Benzamin M was the guarantor and designed the study; Rana M, Alam R, Hossen K, Yasmin A, Fathema K, Khadaga M, Aishy AS participated in data collection; Benzamin M and Alam R participated in the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of the data, and drafted the initial manuscript; Mazumder MW, Rukunuzzaman M and Karim AS revised the article critically for important intellectual content.
Institutional review board statement: Prior to the commencement of this study, the thesis protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of BSMMU, Dhaka.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent for publication was obtained from the parents.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE statement.
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Corresponding author: Md Benzamin, MBBS, MD, Doctor, Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. drmd.benzamin@yahoo.com
Received: April 22, 2021
Peer-review started: April 22, 2021
First decision: May 24, 2021
Revised: June 2, 2021
Accepted: January 5, 2022
Article in press: January 5, 2022
Published online: March 9, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The current study is the first population-based study of childhood constipation in Bangladesh. Frequency of constipation and functional constipation was 19% and 11% respectively. Inadequate toilet number, family history of constipation, inadequate fluid intake, feeling embarrassed to use toilet at school, and electronic screen time for > 2 h/d were found as risk factors in the present study for functional constipation. Alternate hard and loose stool as one of the presentation of functional constipation.