An assessment of erectile dysfunction among male diabetics attending Temba Community Health Centre, Pretoria
South African Family Practice
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| Title | An assessment of erectile dysfunction among male diabetics attending Temba Community Health Centre, Pretoria | |
| Creator | Bongongo, T. Ndimande, J. V. Tumbo, J. | |
| Description | Introduction: Erectile dysfunction is common among men with diabetic mellitus and has a negative effect on their quality of life. The proportion of male diabetics who disclosed their problematic sexual performance was increasing at Temba Community Health Centre (CHC), which motivated a survey that was conducted from April 2015 till April 2016.Aim: Assessment of erectile dysfunction among male diabetics attending Temba Community Health Centre.Setting: Temba Community Health Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a piloted, structured questionnaire adapted from the International Index of Erectile dysfunction (IIRF-5) questionnaire. Convenience sampling was used to select 191 participants.Result: From the selected sample, 97.3% of male diabetics were suffering from erectile dysfunction. Among them, 120 (62.8%) were between 41 and 60 years of age, 96 (50.2%) were employed, 81 (42.4%) had a secondary level of education and 84 (44.4%) were married. The duration of diagnosed diabetes varied between 2 months and 564 months (42 years). Hypertension and HIV, as co-morbidities, affected 12.7% of the participants and 56% of participants consulted primarily for erectile dysfunction, not knowing that it was a complication of diabetes mellitus.Conclusion: The assessment of erectile dysfunction among male diabetics attending Temba CHC in Pretoria showed that more than two-thirds of the selected sample of patients suffered from erectile dysfunction, from a mild to a severe form of the condition. Most of those participating were between 41 and 60 years old, half of them were married, have a secondary level of education and were unaware that erectile dysfunction is a complication of diabetes mellitus. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2019-12-09 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/safp.v61i6.5073 | |
| Source | South African Family Practice; Vol 61, No 6 (2019): November/December 2078-6204 2078-6190 | |
| Language | eng | |
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