title: Sexual dysfunction among Chinese married men aged 30-60 years: a population-based study in Hong Kong.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the prevalence of, and risk factors associated with, sexual dysfunction among Hong Kong Chinese married men aged 30-60 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present study was a part of the Ninth Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice survey conducted in 2007 by the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong. The data set consisted of 728 face-to-face interviews with Hong Kong Chinese married men aged 30-60 years living in the community. The classification of sexual dysfunction in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition" was used to measure male sexual dysfunction (MSD).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Regarding MSD prevalence, approximately 15% of men reported ≥ 1 form of MSD, with a lack of sexual interest, erectile dysfunction, and premature ejaculation present in 11.1%, 4.3%, and 4.7%, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that age (odds ratio 2.39), employment status (odds ratio 3.62), having a wife who sought medical help for sexual problems (odds ratio 4.47), liberal attitudes toward female sexual initiation (odds ratio 2.07), and marital dissatisfaction (odds ratio 2.35) were all statistically significant risk factors for MSD and its specific components among the sample. However, having traditional attitudes toward female sexual refusal was a protective factor for MSD (odds ratio 0.51) and lack of sexual interest (odds ratio 0.51).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of MSD was low among young and middle-age married men in Hong Kong. Factors contributing to the risk of MSD spanned the domains of socioeconomic status, attitudes toward sex, and relationship factors. These findings suggest future directions for public health policies and the delivery of services that address the prevention and treatment of MSD.
authors: Department of Social Work, School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China. zhang_huiping@yahoo.com
authors: Huiping
authors: H
authors: Zhang
authors: Andrew W C
authors: AW
authors: Yip
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Fan
authors: Paul S F
authors: PS
authors: Yip
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D044466:Asian People; D001290:Attitude; D004651:Employment; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000208:ethnology*; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D061686:Premature Ejaculation / Q000208:ethnology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology*