Erectile dysfunction and associated factors among diabetic patients at, Hawassa, Southern, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Erectile dysfunction is an inability to initiate and have a persistent erection firm enough to have satisfying sexual intercourse. The prevalence of erectile dysfunction in diabetic men is considerably high, but it is often underdiagnosed and under-managed.

Objective

This study aimed to determine erectile dysfunction and associated factors among diabetic patients at, Hawassa, Southern, Ethiopia.

Methods

The institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 352 adult male diabetic patients randomly selected from Adare general and Hawassa comprehensive specialized hospitals using a simple random sampling technique. The number of patients to be selected from each hospital was proportionally assigned based on the total population of diabetes mellitus pat

SUBMITTER: Zeleke M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8252293 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature