en پژوهشی اصيل Original Research <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Aims:</span></b><b> </b><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Urinary Tract <a name="_Hlk122298693">Infection is common in Children. It has reported that Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction </a>lead to progression of urinary tract infection in patients. Thus, early diagnosis and treatment of Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction are essential. <a name="_Hlk121340726">Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the bladder and bowel dysfunction in children less than age 14 with a urinary tract infection admitted to Yasuj hospitals in 2019-2020.</a></span><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Instrument & Methods:</span></b><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> The present study employed a cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical research method. The research population consisted of children under age 14 with a urinary tract infection (UTI) hospitalized in Yasuj hospitals in 2019-2020. Data were extracted from the files of hospitalized patients, and collected using a checklist</span>.<span cambria="" style="font-family:"> The data was analyzed using SPSS 21 software at two descriptive (mean, frequency, and percentage) and inferential (chi-squared test) levels. </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Findings:</span></b><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> <a name="_Hlk121336128">There was significant difference between the girls and boys in, urinary tract infection (53.4% girls VS 46.4% boys; p=0.032). The mean age of participants was 6&plusmn;2.3 years. The prevalence of Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction was 41%. </a></span><span cambria="" lang="EN" style="font-family:">The most common symptoms of BBD include</span><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> Constipation & urinary retention</span> <span cambria="" style="font-family:">15 (14.6%), Constipation 13 (12.6%), and Constipation & urinary incontinence & fecal incontinence & urinary retention 13 (12.6%)<a name="_Hlk121272022">. Urinary incontinence was more common in </a>girls comparison to boys (p<0.05).&nbsp; </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Conclusion: </span></b><span cambria="" style="font-family:">&nbsp;Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction is common in children with urinary tract infection. Due to the relatively high prevalence of asymptomatic UTIs in children, screening of children for Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction symptoms and treatment, and prevention of infection become more significant. </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Prevalence, Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction Children, Urinary Tract Infection 171 176 http://jccs.yums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-192-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 F. Farrokhnia fr.farrokhnia@gmail.com 10031947532846004666 10031947532846004666 No Pediatric Department, School of Medicine, Yasuj University of Medical Science, Yasuj, Iran M.A. Ghatee ghateea1980@gmail.com 10031947532846004667 10031947532846004667 No Microbiology Department, School of Medicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran L. Bagheri leyla.bagheri8167@gmail.com 10031947532846004668 10031947532846004668 Yes Pediatric Department, School of Medicine, Yasuj University of Medical Science, Yasuj, Iran