Psycho-social factors associated with premature ejaculation among the patients attending in a tertiary level psychiatric hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Authors

  • Saifun Nahar Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Md Mazharul Shaheen Associate Professor, Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery, Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College, Gopalganj, Bangladesh
  • Towhidul Islam Assistant Registrar, Department of Psychiatry, Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • SM Abu Hena Mostafa Alim Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
  • Md Faruq Alam Professor, Department of Child, Adolescents and Family Psychiatry, NIMH, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpsy.v31i2.45371

Keywords:

Mental Disorders, psychological impacts

Abstract

Premature ejaculation (PE) has been considered as the most common male sexual dysfunction affecting men and their partners. The objective of the study was to find out the proportion of PE, associated psycho-social factors and psychiatric co- morbidities among the patients attended in the Sexual Dysfunction Clinic of National Institute of Mental Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This was a cross-sectional study conducted from August 2017 to June 2018. For this purpose 280 male patients with complaints of sexual dysfunction aged from 18 to 60 years were selected by convenient sampling technique. A semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire containing socio-demographic variables, Bangla version of the premature ejaculation diagnostic tool (PEDT), Bangla version of the depression anxiety stress scales (DASS 21-BV) were applied to assess their PE and associated depression, anxiety and stress respectively. The results showed that, mean (+SD) age of the respondents was 38.8 (+8.44) years and 26.4% of the respondents were found to have PE. Presence of PE was slightly higher (55.4%) among the older age group (aged 41-60 years) than the younger age group (aged 18-40 years). Chi-square test showed significant association with religion, smoking status and psychiatric co-morbidities with presence of PE (p<0.05 for all comparisons). This high prevalence and associated psycho- social factors illustrate the need for promoting awareness and development of standardized methods for diagnosis, assessment and treatment of PE.

Bang J Psychiatry December 2017; 31(2): 27-31

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Published

2020-02-06

How to Cite

Nahar, S., Shaheen, M. M., Islam, T., Mostafa Alim, S. A. H., & Alam, M. F. (2020). Psycho-social factors associated with premature ejaculation among the patients attending in a tertiary level psychiatric hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry, 31(2), 27–31. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpsy.v31i2.45371

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Vol. 31 No. 2 (2017)

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