Mengesha Assefa Kebad, Workie Limenh Liknaw, Ayenew Wondim, Chanie Gashaw Sisay, Seid Abdulwase Mohammed, Mitku Melese Legesse, Melese Mihret, Gela Yibeltal Yismaw, Esubalew Dereje, Beyna Alemante Tafese
Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Heliyon. 2024 Aug 17;10(16):e36317. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36317. eCollection 2024 Aug 30.
Erection Dysfunction, which primarily affects males older than 40 years, is the inability to regularly produce or retain a penile erection that is strong enough to satisfy sexual activity.
To evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to erectile dysfunction and its predictors among community pharmacy technicians in Gondar, Ethiopia.
We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study on pharmacy technicians in Gondar from June 1, 2022, to August 30, 2022. The study included 165 respondents and utilized a standardized questionnaire with 42 questions to assess their knowledge (18 items), attitudes (5 items), practices (15 items), and demographic characteristics (4 items) regarding erectile dysfunction. We performed both univariate and multivariate analyses on the collected data.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that greater educational attainment was independently correlated with increased knowledge of erectile dysfunction. For postgraduate pharmacy education, the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) was 0.031 (95 % CI: 0.006-0.170, p < 0.001).Regarding work experience, the adjusted odds ratios (AORs) were as follows: 6.223E-010 (95 % CI: 9.713E-011-3.987E-009, p < 0.001) for 1-5 years, 7.940E-010 (95 % CI: 1.381E-010-4.566E-009, p < 0.001) for 5-10 years, and 6.134E-010 (95 % CI: 1.333E-010-2.824E-009, p < 0.001) for over 10 years.Additionally, respondents with 5-10 years of work experience had an AOR of 8.129 (95 % CI: 1.476-44.786, p = 0.016), and the gender of the participants had an AOR of 3.399 (95 % CI: 1.239-9.325, p = 0.017), both of which were associated with erectile dysfunction behaviors.The aggregate ratings indicated that the participants had moderate knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding erectile dysfunction. The Pearson Correlation Test revealed a significant positive relationship between knowledge of erectile dysfunction and attitude (r = 0.589 and p < 0.001) and practice (r = 0.524 and p < 0.001). Additionally, attitudes and practices showed a significant positive correlation (r = 0.321, p < 0.001).
The study findings showed that pharmacy technicians have a moderate level of understanding, attitudes, and practices regarding erectile dysfunction. The scores for general erectile dysfunction knowledge, attitude, and practice showed a significant positive association (p < 0.001).
勃起功能障碍主要影响40岁以上男性，是指无法正常产生或维持足以满足性活动的阴茎勃起。
评估埃塞俄比亚贡德尔社区药房技术人员对勃起功能障碍及其预测因素的知识、态度和行为。
2022年6月1日至2022年8月30日，我们对贡德尔的药房技术人员进行了一项横断面描述性研究。该研究纳入了165名受访者，并使用了一份包含42个问题的标准化问卷，以评估他们关于勃起功能障碍的知识（18项）、态度（5项）、行为（15项）和人口统计学特征（4项）。我们对收集到的数据进行了单变量和多变量分析。
多变量逻辑回归分析表明，受教育程度越高与勃起功能障碍知识增加独立相关。对于药学研究生教育，调整后的优势比（AOR）为0.031（95%置信区间：0.006-0.170，p<0.001）。关于工作经验，调整后的优势比（AOR）如下：1-5年为6.223E-010（95%置信区间：9.713E-011-3.987E-009，p<0.001），5-10年为7.940E-010（95%置信区间：1.381E-010-4.566E-009，p<0.001），10年以上为6.134E-010（95%置信区间：1.333E-010-2.824E-009，p<0.001）。此外，工作经验为5-10年的受访者的AOR为8.129（95%置信区间：1.476-44.786，p=0.016），参与者的性别AOR为3.399（95%置信区间：1.239-9.325，p=0.017），两者均与勃起功能障碍行为相关。总体评分表明，参与者对勃起功能障碍的知识、态度和行为处于中等水平。Pearson相关检验显示，勃起功能障碍知识与态度之间存在显著正相关（r=0.589，p<0.001）以及与行为之间存在显著正相关（r=0.524，p<0.001）。此外，态度和行为之间也存在显著正相关（r=0.321，p<0.001）。
研究结果表明，药房技术人员对勃起功能障碍的理解、态度和行为处于中等水平。一般勃起功能障碍知识、态度和行为得分显示出显著正相关（p<0.001）。
