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Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction for the presence of sexual dysfunction within a Ghanaian urological population

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Sexual dysfunction (SD) is devastating to a man’s ego and its presence could defeat his purpose of masculinity. A number of studies have explored and reported on existing comorbidities between SD and medical conditions for which urological problems are no exception. However, in Ghana there is paucity of data exploring the epidemiological, etiological and health associations of medical conditions with SD. This study was therefore conducted to determine the prevalence, types and determinants of SD in a sample of Ghanaian men with urological conditions. This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out between December 2012 and April 2013 at the Urology clinic of the Tamale Teaching Hospital in the Northern Region of Ghana. A total of 200 participants were enrolled in the study. All participants were evaluated by using a semistructured questionnaire and the Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction questionnaire. An overall response rate of 47.5% was estimated after 69 patients refused to partake in the study; 6 patients found the questionnaire too sensitive and refused to participate and 30 participants returned incomplete questionnaire. The mean age of the participants was 36.5±13.8 years and ranged from 18 to 70 years. The estimated prevalence of SD was 71.6%. The prevalence of the various SD domains was as follows: non-sensuality (71.6%), premature ejaculation (70.5%), non-communication (69.5%), impotence and infrequency (68.4%), dissatisfaction (61.1%) and avoidance (57.9%). Participants who were married, consumed alcoholic beverages, smoked cigarettes and aging males who had children were at a greater risk of developing SD. Urologic patients have a high prevalence of SD that is dependent on marital status, alcohol consumption, smoking status and aged patients with children.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

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  2. Department of Urology, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana

    A A Afoko

  3. Department of Nursing, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

    P Karikari, E O Amoah & E Nuwoku

  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

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Conception and design: NA, LQ and AAA. Acquisition of data: NA, PK, BBNG, EOA and EN. Analysis and interpretation of data: NA, LQ, AAA, PK, BBNG and EOA. Drafting the article: NA, LQ, EN, PK, BBNG and EOA. Revising it for intellectual content: NA, LQ, AAA, PK, BBNG, EOA and EN. Final approval of the completed article: NA, LQ, AAA, PK, BBNG, WOA and EN.

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Amidu, N., Quaye, L., Afoko, A. et al. Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction for the presence of sexual dysfunction within a Ghanaian urological population. Int J Impot Res 26, 135–140 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ijir.2013.52

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