| Aphrodisiac Use |
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Variable Aphrodisiac use (N = 352) | Yes n = 185 (%) | No n= 167 (%) | P-value |
Age group (years) 18 - 25 26 - 35 36 - 45 46 - 70 |
57 (30.81) 85 (45.95) 34 (18.38) 9 (4.86) |
64 (38.32) 83 (49.70) 18 (10.78) 2 (1.20) | 0.031* |
Marital Status Single Co-habiting Married Divorced |
80 (43.24) 33 (17.84) 62 (33.51) 10 (5.41) |
99 (59.28) 6 (3.59) 58 (34.73) 4 (2.40) | <0.001* |
Religion Christianity Islamic Traditionalist |
124 (67.03) 36 (19.46) 25 (13.51) |
119 (71.26) 40 (23.95) 8 (4.79) | 0.015* |
Educational Level No Education Primary/JHS SHS/Tech/Voc. Tertiary |
26 (14.05) 48 (25.95) 64 (34.59) 47 (25.41) |
25 (14.97) 23 (13.77) 62 (37.13) 57 (34.13) | 0.029* |
Occupation Artisan Civil Servant Petty Trader Driver Others Unemployed |
31 (16.76) 27 (14.59) 52 (28.11) 24 (12.97) 29 (15.68) 22 (11.89) |
34 (20.36) 26 (15.57) 17 (10.18) 12 (7.19) 44 (26.35) 34 (20.36) | <0.001* |
Number of sex partners 1 ≥2 |
118 (63.79) 67 (36.21) |
135 (80.84) 32 (19.16) | <0.001* |
Sexual problem No Yes |
94 (50.81) 91 (49.19) |
157 (94.01) 10 (5.99) | <0.001* |
Doctor’s inquiry about sexual health during routine visits No Yes |
150 (81.08) 35 (18.92) |
151 (90.42) 16 (9.58) |
0.003 |
Think doctor should routinely ask about sexual function No Yes |
54 (29.19) 131 (70.81) |
57 (34.13) 110 (65.87) |
0.319 |
Frequency of adverts on aphrodisiacs Never Everyday Weekly Occasionally |
2 (1.08) 137 (74.05) 24 (12.97) 22(11.89) |
13 (7.78) 105 (62.87) 18 (10.78) 31 (18.56) | 0.003 |
Knowledge of side effects No Yes |
66 (35.68) 119 (64.32) |
13 (7.78) 154 (92.22) | <0.001* |