An Assessment Of Erectile Dysfunction Among The Nigerian Youths

This study was carried out to examine the causes and effects of erectile dysfunction among the youths using Ikorodu Lagos State as a case study.  The study was carried out to determine the prevalence of erectile dysfunction among the youths, find out the level of youths’ knowledge of erectile dysfunction, find out the possible causes of erectile dysfunction among the youths, and find out the effect of erectile dysfunction on the sexual health of the youths. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study.

The population size comprised of youths residents in Ikorodu Lagos State. In determining the sample size, the researcher purposefully selected 147 respondents and 141 were validated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables, and mean scores. While the hypotheses was tested chi-square statistical tool.

The result of the findings reveals that there is a high prevalence of erectile dysfunction among the youths. Furthermore, the study revealed that the possible causes of erectile dysfunction among the youths include; heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and smoking, mental health concerns. Therefore, it is recommended that public health programs and clinicians should screen for and address sexual dysfunction, which substantially reduce youth sexual wellbeing.  To mention but a few.