Sexual Dysfunction among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
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2012-12Author
Owiti, Fred R
Olando, Yvonne
Kuria, Mary W
Likata, Geoffrey M Ungaya
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Sexual dysfunction can impact a person’s ability to form or sustain intimate relationships and co morbidity between
sexual dysfunction and anxiety as well as depression has been reported. Yet epidemiological, etiological, and health
association to sexual dysfunction has only begun to be explored in Kenya.
To determine the prevalence, types of sexual dysfunction and their socio demographic correlate in diabetic
patients.
Descriptive cross- sectional study
The study was conducted at the outpatient diabetic clinic of Kenyatta National Hospital. This is the main referral
hospital in Kenya.
A total of 350 participants were enrolled in the study. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and the
International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) questionnaires were used to evaluate sexual dysfunctions in female and
male patients respectively.
The participants were composed of 164 females aged between 18-74 years and 186 males aged between 19- 100
years. In males, prevalence of sexual dysfunctions were: erectile dysfunction (68.8%); orgasmic dysfunction (48.4%);
sexual desire (81.7%); intercourse satisfaction (86.6%) and overall satisfaction (68.4%).The female sexual dysfunction
was 36.6% and was categorized as mild (17.1%); moderate (18.3%) and severe (1.2%).
Diabetic patients have a high prevalence of sexual dysfunction
Citation
Greener Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 2 (6), pp. 138-145, December 2012Publisher
Department of Psychiatry
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