Prevalence of erectile dysfunction and possible risk factors among men of South-Western Nigeria: a population based study

The Pan African Medical Journal

Sunday Adedeji Aderibigbe¹  Abiodun Christopher Jemilohun²  Bolaji Oyetunde Oyelade³ 

[1] Department of Community Medicine, University of Ilorin/University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria;Departmentof Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology/LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria;Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Health Centre, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria;

关键词: erectile dysfunction;    risk factors;    diabetes mellitus;    nigeria;   

DOI  :  10.11604/pamj.2016.24.124.8660

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: erectile dysfunction (ED) is currently one of the most common sexual dysfunctions worldwide but it is usually underestimated because it is not a life threatening condition. The associated stigma makes men who have it to suffer in silence. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of erectile dysfunction and the possible associated risk factors among Nigerian men. METHODS: the study was a descriptive cross-sectional population based survey among men aged 30-80 years in Ogbomoso, South-west, Nigeria. A multistage random sample method was used. The instrument used was the International Index of Erectile Function Questionnaire-5 (IIEF-5). Unadjusted odds ratios of possible risk factors were calculated by univariate analyses. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to eliminate the effect of possible confounders on the risk factors to get the adjusted odds ratios.RESULTS: the general prevalence of ED in this study was 58.9%. Sixty-seven (47.2%), 16 (11.3%) and 59(41.5%) respondents had mild, moderate and severe ED respectively. Age, hypertension, use of anti-hypertensive drugs, diabetes mellitus and heart disease all had significant unadjusted associations with ED, but their adjusted associations were not statistically significant. Diabetes mellitus maintained a positive statistically significant relationship with ED after adjustment for potential confounders [OR= 8.31(95% CI 1.02 - 67.65), P= 0.048]. CONCLUSION: the prevalence of ED is high among south-western Nigeria male adults. Physicians, especially primary care ones, need to pay more attention to the sexual history of their patients in order to diagnose and manage ED more frequently.

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