Racial Differences in Sexual Dysfunction Among Postdeployed Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
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, medica...
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doaj-0ecbb1b641c7418aa75d8c580ad807102020-11-25T03:27:18ZengSAGE PublishingAmerican Journal of Men's Health1557-98831557-98912013-09-01710.1177/1557988312471842Racial Differences in Sexual Dysfunction Among Postdeployed Iraq and Afghanistan VeteransG. M. Monawar Hosain MD, MS, PhD0David M. Latini PhD1Michael R. Kauth PhD2Heather Honoré Goltz PhD, LMSW3Drew A. Helmer MD, MS4Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USABaylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USAVA South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Houston, TX, USAUniversity of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX, USAUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USAThis 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.https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988312471842 |
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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 Racial Differences in Sexual Dysfunction Among Postdeployed Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans American Journal of Men's Health |
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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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Racial Differences in Sexual Dysfunction Among Postdeployed Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans |
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Racial Differences in Sexual Dysfunction Among Postdeployed Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans |
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Racial Differences in Sexual Dysfunction Among Postdeployed Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans |
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Racial Differences in Sexual Dysfunction Among Postdeployed Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans |
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Racial Differences in Sexual Dysfunction Among Postdeployed Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans |
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racial differences in sexual dysfunction among postdeployed iraq and afghanistan veterans |
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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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