Mulenga Philippe Cilundika, Kazadi Alex Bukasa
Département de Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo; Service de Sexologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Elohim, République Démocratique du Congo.
Service de Sexologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Elohim, République Démocratique du Congo.
Pan Afr Med J. 2016 Jul 29;24:291. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2016.24.291.9945. eCollection 2016.
Penis size is a huge topic of anxiety for a lot of men. Some of them are unhappy with their penis size as shown in the study conducted by Tiggemann in 2008. There are relatively few studies on erect penis size. This may reflect cultural taboos of researchers or doctors interacting with men who are in a state of sexual arousal. On the other hand, it is important for people who announce details on penis size to give the average penis size first and then sizes suggested by the researchers.
We performed a cross-sectional survey in the two major urban centres of the Democratic Republic of Congo namely Kinshasa and Lubumbashi over a period of two years from May 2014 to May 2016. A total of 21 information sources constituted our sample, 8 in Kinshasa and 13 in Lubumbashi. We found it sufficient because in our culture discussing about sexual matter is rare. The parameters studied were: the nature of the source, the accuracy of the measurement method, the presence of bibliographical reference, the announced penis size.
The majority of information sources used were radio or television broadcastings (23,8%); this can be explained by the fact that there are an increasing number of radio and television stations in our country and especially in large cities. With regard to accuracy of information about penis measurement method when sharing the message about penis size, our study showed that the majority of information sources did not indicate it when they announced penis size to the public (85,7%). Several sources did not report bibliographical references (57,1%). Announced data analysis on penis size showed that the average penis size was: 14 cm (28,6%), 15 cm (23,8%) and 15-20 cm (19%).
All these results are intended to offer a warning to all players responsible for diffusing information on sexual health (penis size): scientific rigor consists in seeking information from reliable sources.
阴茎大小是许多男性极为焦虑的话题。如蒂格曼在2008年进行的研究所显示，他们中的一些人对自己的阴茎大小不满意。关于勃起阴茎大小的研究相对较少。这可能反映了研究人员或医生与处于性唤起状态的男性互动时的文化禁忌。另一方面，公布阴茎大小细节的人应先给出平均阴茎大小，然后再给出研究人员建议的尺寸，这一点很重要。
从2014年5月至2016年5月的两年时间里，我们在刚果民主共和国的两个主要城市中心金沙萨和卢本巴希进行了一项横断面调查。共有21个信息来源构成了我们的样本，金沙萨有8个，卢本巴希有13个。我们认为这已足够，因为在我们的文化中，讨论性问题很罕见。研究的参数包括：信息来源的性质、测量方法的准确性、参考文献的存在情况、公布的阴茎大小。
使用的信息来源大多是广播或电视广播（23.8%）；这可以用我国尤其是大城市中广播电台和电视台数量不断增加来解释。关于在分享阴茎大小信息时阴茎测量方法信息的准确性，我们的研究表明，大多数信息来源在向公众公布阴茎大小信息时并未提及（85.7%）。几个来源没有报告参考文献（57.1%）。公布的阴茎大小数据分析表明，平均阴茎大小为：14厘米（28.6%）、15厘米（23.8%）和15至20厘米（19%）。
所有这些结果旨在向所有负责传播性健康（阴茎大小）信息的人发出警告：科学严谨性在于从可靠来源获取信息。
