Male sexual health predictors during the Covid-19 outbreak: a multicenter study
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Authors
Taha, Diaa-Eldin
Ibrahim, Ali
El-Halwagy, Samer
Elbaset, M. A.
Ashour, Rawdy
Nabeeh, Hossam
Samaha, Ibrahem Ismail
Issue Date
2022-09-24
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
COVID-19 , Depressive Disorder , Pandemics , Sexual Health
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Abstract
Background:
Pandemic-induced feelings of fear and worry are all psychological implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this study was to see how the COVID-19 pandemic affected male Sexual Health and to look for plausible predictors.
Methods:
Married males were asked to fill out an Arabic Sexual Health questionnaire. Before and during the lockdown. Additionally, generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 and International Index of Erectile Function-5 questionnaires.
Results:
A multicenter study. The survey was completed by 281 men in total. Only 130 males (47.3%) were satisfied with their Sexual performance before lockdown, compared to 170 males (56.5%) who were not satisfied (P 0.000). Financial issues (P ≤ 0.000), smoking habit prior to lockdown (P ≤ 0.001), spots practice (P ≤ 0.001), smoking during lockdown (P ≤ 0.001), presence of depressive disorder on the PHQ-9 total score (P ≤ 0.001), diagnosis of anxiety on the GAD-7 score (P ≤ 0.001), and presence of ED on the IIEf-5 questionnaire (P ≤ 0.001) were all found to be significant on univariate analysis. On bivariate analysis, financial issues (odds ratio [OR]: 3.56, P ≤ 0.000), presence of anxiety on GAD-7 (OR: 6.40, P ≤ 0.001), PHQ score (OR: 2.50, P ≤ 0.001), and diagnosis of ED on the IIEF-5 scale (OR: 7.50, P ≤ 0.001) were significantly associated with Sexual relationship stress and Sexual Health.
Conclusion:
During and after COVID-19 lockdown, the presence of anxiety on the GAD-7 scale, PHQ score, and the diagnosis of ED on the IIEF-5 scale were all independent predictors of Sexual Health.
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Citation
Taha, D. E., Ibrahim, A., El-Halwagy, S., Elbaset, M. A., Ashour, R., Nabeeh, H., & Samaha, I. I. (2022). Male sexual health predictors during the Covid-19 outbreak: a multicenter study. African journal of urology : the official journal of the Pan African Urological Surgeons' Association (PAUSA), 28(1), 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12301-022-00318-2
Publisher
African Journal of Urology : The Official Journal of the Pan African Urological Surgeons' Association (PAUSA)