Prevalence and Associated Factors of Erectile Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Douala, Cameroon

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This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated factors of erectile dysfunction among chronic haemodialysis patients in Douala, Cameroon.
Cross-sectional study conducted in the Haemodialysis Unit of the General Hospital of Douala over 6 months.
79 male patients recruited for the study with erectile dysfunction assessed via the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5).
Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses performed to identify associated factors.
37% had moderate erectile dysfunction, 37% had mild erectile dysfunction, and 21% had severe erectile dysfunction.
Diabetes was associated with erectile dysfunction (aOR = 9.7, p = 0.002).
Stress was identified as an associated factor with an aOR of 1.67, highlighting its impact on erectile dysfunction.

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Cross-sectional study identifies erectile dysfunction prevalence in chronic haemodialysis patients, highlighting associated factors.

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Ngande et al. (2025) studied this question.

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