Racial Differences in Sexual Dysfunction Among Postdeployed Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
| Autor: | G. M. Monawar Hosain MD, MS, PhD, David M. Latini PhD, Michael R. Kauth PhD, Heather Honoré Goltz PhD, LMSW, Drew A. Helmer MD, MS |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | American Journal of Men's Health, Vol 7 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1557-9883 1557-9891 15579883 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1557988312471842 |
| Popis: | This study examined the racial/ethnic differences in prevalence and risk factors of sexual dysfunction among postdeployed Iraqi/Afghanistan veterans. A total of 3,962 recently deployed veterans were recruited from Houston Veterans Affairs medical center. The authors examined sociodemographic, medical, mental-health, and lifestyle-related variables. Sexual dysfunction was diagnosed by ICD9-CM code and/or medicines prescribed for sexual dysfunction. Analyses included chi-square, analysis of variance, and multivariate logistic regression. Sexual dysfunction was observed 4.7% in Whites, 7.9% in African Americans, and 6.3% in Hispanics. Age, marital status, smoking, and hypertension were risk factors for Whites, whereas age, marital status, posttraumatic stress disorder and hypertension were significant for African Americans. For Hispanics, only age and posttraumatic stress disorder were significant. This study identified that risk factors of sexual dysfunction varied by race/ethnicity. All postdeployed veterans should be screened; and psychosocial support and educational materials should address race/ethnicity-specific risk factors. |
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