The willingness of Saudi men with type 2 diabetes to discuss erectile dysfunction with their physicians and the factors that influence this.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study's objectives were to find out the proportion of Saudi men with type 2 diabetes who have been asked by their physicians about erectile dysfunction (ED) in the last year, to determine the willingness of Saudi men with type 2 diabetes to discuss ED, and to explore the factors that may be related to their willingness to discuss ED with their physicians.

Methods

This study employed a cross-sectional survey design using a quantitative self-administered questionnaire among 309 Saudi men with type 2 diabetes. The study was conducted in hospital-based primary care clinics at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during the period from July to September 2015.

Results

The mean age of the patients was 60.2 years with the mean duration of diabe

SUBMITTER: Almigbal TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6059454 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature