Risk factors of erectile dysfunction among diabetes patients in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Erectile dysfunction in men is a common underestimated complication of diabetes mellitus, which is becoming a significant public health problem both in developing and developed countries. Erectile dysfunction threatens the well-being of clients, hence determining its risk factors and controlling it at an early stage is vital to preventing serious consequences and the burden of the disease. Therefore, this study aimed to systematically evaluate erectile dysfunction risk factors in patients with diabetes mellitus in Africa.

Methods

PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, African Journals Online, Wiley Online Library and Google Scholar were searched and complemented by manual searches. Egger's regression test was used to determine publication bias. The I² statisti

SUBMITTER: Shiferaw WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7358381 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature