title: The association between giant hydrocele and depression in a rural clinic in Nigeria.
abstract: One of the dreaded disfiguring disease conditions among the Andoni tribesmen in the Nigerian Niger delta region is hydrocele, especially when its size is large (giant hydrocele) and it cannot be concealed. This case-control study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of depression among patients with giant hydrocele presenting to Bethesda Clinic Ngo, Andoni, Nigeria. A total of 52 patients were recruited into this study: 26 in the giant hydrocele group and 26 in the control group. Their age range was 23 to 78 years, with a mean age of 53.4 ± 15.5 years for the giant hydrocele group and 53.6 ± 14.2 years for the control group. The difference between the prevalence of depression among patients that presented with giant hydrocele (61.54%) and the controls (15.38%) was statistically significant (p = .0015). The authors conclude that depression is common among patients with giant hydrocele when compared with patients with other disease conditions.
authors.affiliation: University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. pdienye@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Paul O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Dienye
authors.forename: Precious K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Gbeneol
authors.forename: Alexander B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Akani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D054521:Cultural Competency; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult