Published date: Sep 30 2024

Journal Title: Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences

Issue title: Sudan JMS: Volume 19 (2024), Issue No. 3

Pages: 332–341

DOI: 10.18502/sjms.v19i3.14643

Hassan Mahgob Hassan Khalifahmahjoub02@gmail.comMinistry of Health, Kordofan, Sudan

Mohamed Elimam Mohamed Ahmedmohammedimam@hotmail.comDepartment of surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Wadmadani, Sudan

Sami Mahjoub Tahasamimahj@gmail.comDepartment of surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Wadmadani, Sudan

Yassin Mohammed Osmannopatia4@hotmail.comDepartment of surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Wadmadani, Sudan

Muzafr Shakir Ali Yousifalmuzaffar.ms@gmail.comUrologist, Gezira Hospital for Renal Diseases and Surgery, Gezira State, Wadmadani, Sudan

El Rayah Mohamed Mustafadocshak90@gmail.comDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a disorder that makes it hard or impossible to keep or get an erection that is good enough for sexual activity. ED can be caused by physical, mental, or combined factors, and it is usually associated with a long-term health issue.
Methods: The study is a prospective and cross-sectional research conducted in a hospital setting. It took place from December 2019 to December 2022 at Gezira Hospital for Renal Disease and Surgery. The study sample consisted of 246 patients.
Results: The most frequently affected age groups were 30–40 years and 50–60 years, accounting for 26% and 25.2% of the sample, respectively, while the least affected age groups were >20 years and >70 years, representing 1.2% and 3.7% of the sample, respectively. The most common symptoms reported by the patients were ED alone (74%) and ED with penile curvature (22%). The most prevalent causes were psychogenic, Peyronie’s disease, and venogenic, affecting 54.1%, 24.4%, and 16.3% of patients, respectively. The most frequent comorbidities associated with ED were diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension, occurring in 12.2% and 4.1% of the patients, respectively. There was a statistically significant correlation between age and etiology (P-value = 0.00), age and symptom (P-value = 0.012), and symptom and cause (P-value = 0.000).
Conclusion: The age group of 30–40 years was the most affected by ED, and ED alone was the most frequent symptom. Psychological factors were the main cause of ED, and DM was the most common comorbidity associated with ED.

Keywords: erectile dysfunction, psychogenic, diabetes mellitus, Sudan, Gezira Hospital for Renal Diseases and Surgery.35 How

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