Prevalence of Priapism and Its Awareness amongst Male Homozygous Sickle Cell Patients in Lagos, Nigeria
Background. Priapism is a pathological condition of penile erection that persists beyond, or is unrelated to, sexual stimulation. Impotence and infertility are major problems in male sickle cell disease patients, and priapism has been implicated as a cause of impotence and infertility. The aim of th...
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| author | Adewumi Adediran Kikelomo Wright Akinsegun Akinbami Adedoyin Dosunmu Olajumoke Oshinaike Bodunrin Osikomaiya Sarah Ajibola Kamal Ismail Ebele Uche Olaitan Ojelabi |
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| description | Background. Priapism is a pathological condition of penile erection that persists beyond, or is unrelated to, sexual stimulation. Impotence and infertility are major problems in male sickle cell disease patients, and priapism has been implicated as a cause of impotence and infertility. The aim of this study is to determine priapism prevalence and assess the knowledge of male homozygous male patients about it in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst male homozygous sickle cell disease patients of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. Pretested questionnaires were distributed to determine the prevalence and assess their knowledge on priapism. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. Results. A total of 114 consenting subjects filled the questionnaires, 85 of 114 (74.6%) had not heard about priapism before this study. A total of 77 of 114 (67.5%) did not know that they are at risk of priapism. Whilst 84 of 114 (73.7%) were not aware that priapism is a complication of SCD. The majority, 94 of 114 (82.5%), were not aware that priapism could cause impotence.
Conclusion. There is a need to create more awareness about this complication amongst sickle cell disease patients in order to stem the incidence of impotence and infertility amongst them. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eb3d82d7b0b94e109a76c0738e3fa41f2025-02-03T05:43:54ZengWileyAdvances in Urology1687-63691687-63772013-01-01201310.1155/2013/890328890328Prevalence of Priapism and Its Awareness amongst Male Homozygous Sickle Cell Patients in Lagos, NigeriaAdewumi Adediran0Kikelomo Wright1Akinsegun Akinbami2Adedoyin Dosunmu3Olajumoke Oshinaike4Bodunrin Osikomaiya5Sarah Ajibola6Kamal Ismail7Ebele Uche8Olaitan Ojelabi9Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, PMB 12003, Surulere, Idi Araba, Lagos, NigeriaDepartment of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, NigeriaDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, NigeriaDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, NigeriaDepartment of Medicine, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, NigeriaDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, NigeriaDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, NigeriaDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, NigeriaDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, NigeriaDepartment of Medicine, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, NigeriaBackground. Priapism is a pathological condition of penile erection that persists beyond, or is unrelated to, sexual stimulation. Impotence and infertility are major problems in male sickle cell disease patients, and priapism has been implicated as a cause of impotence and infertility. The aim of this study is to determine priapism prevalence and assess the knowledge of male homozygous male patients about it in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst male homozygous sickle cell disease patients of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. Pretested questionnaires were distributed to determine the prevalence and assess their knowledge on priapism. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. Results. A total of 114 consenting subjects filled the questionnaires, 85 of 114 (74.6%) had not heard about priapism before this study. A total of 77 of 114 (67.5%) did not know that they are at risk of priapism. Whilst 84 of 114 (73.7%) were not aware that priapism is a complication of SCD. The majority, 94 of 114 (82.5%), were not aware that priapism could cause impotence. Conclusion. There is a need to create more awareness about this complication amongst sickle cell disease patients in order to stem the incidence of impotence and infertility amongst them.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/890328 |
| spellingShingle | Adewumi Adediran Kikelomo Wright Akinsegun Akinbami Adedoyin Dosunmu Olajumoke Oshinaike Bodunrin Osikomaiya Sarah Ajibola Kamal Ismail Ebele Uche Olaitan Ojelabi Prevalence of Priapism and Its Awareness amongst Male Homozygous Sickle Cell Patients in Lagos, Nigeria Advances in Urology |
| title | Prevalence of Priapism and Its Awareness amongst Male Homozygous Sickle Cell Patients in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_full | Prevalence of Priapism and Its Awareness amongst Male Homozygous Sickle Cell Patients in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Priapism and Its Awareness amongst Male Homozygous Sickle Cell Patients in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Priapism and Its Awareness amongst Male Homozygous Sickle Cell Patients in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_short | Prevalence of Priapism and Its Awareness amongst Male Homozygous Sickle Cell Patients in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_sort | prevalence of priapism and its awareness amongst male homozygous sickle cell patients in lagos nigeria |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/890328 |
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