Awareness and Knowledge of Andropause Among Chinese Males in Hong Kong
This is a pilot study that explored the awareness and knowledge of andropause among Chinese males in Hong Kong. The study employed a structured questionnaire and a convenience sample of 500 individuals at the age ≥40 years participated in the survey. A total of 397 (79.4%) of the respondents were id...
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| description | This is a pilot study that explored the awareness and knowledge of andropause among Chinese males in Hong Kong. The study employed a structured questionnaire and a convenience sample of 500 individuals at the age ≥40 years participated in the survey. A total of 397 (79.4%) of the respondents were identified as andropause-enlightened, 88.2% of whom believed that andropause was a natural aging process. Mass media was the main source of andropausal information. The andropause-enlightened respondents had poor knowledge with the mean knowledge score of 5.94. The majority identified irritability (72.5%), loss of energy (66.5%), and loss of libido (60.7%) as symptoms. Less than half of the andropause-enlightened respondents expressed that andropause could be treated and only 34 knew testosterone replacement therapy as a treatment. The present findings underscore the need for provision of health education to increase the knowledge of andropause among adult males. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fb50f976eb44aabad879efba68ca43a2022-12-21T18:00:41ZengSAGE PublishingAmerican Journal of Men's Health1557-98832010-09-01410.1177/1557988309335154Awareness and Knowledge of Andropause Among Chinese Males in Hong Kong Yuk Yee Yan PhDThis is a pilot study that explored the awareness and knowledge of andropause among Chinese males in Hong Kong. The study employed a structured questionnaire and a convenience sample of 500 individuals at the age ≥40 years participated in the survey. A total of 397 (79.4%) of the respondents were identified as andropause-enlightened, 88.2% of whom believed that andropause was a natural aging process. Mass media was the main source of andropausal information. The andropause-enlightened respondents had poor knowledge with the mean knowledge score of 5.94. The majority identified irritability (72.5%), loss of energy (66.5%), and loss of libido (60.7%) as symptoms. Less than half of the andropause-enlightened respondents expressed that andropause could be treated and only 34 knew testosterone replacement therapy as a treatment. The present findings underscore the need for provision of health education to increase the knowledge of andropause among adult males.https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988309335154 |
| spellingShingle | Yuk Yee Yan PhD Awareness and Knowledge of Andropause Among Chinese Males in Hong Kong American Journal of Men's Health |
| title | Awareness and Knowledge of Andropause Among Chinese Males in Hong Kong |
| title_full | Awareness and Knowledge of Andropause Among Chinese Males in Hong Kong |
| title_fullStr | Awareness and Knowledge of Andropause Among Chinese Males in Hong Kong |
| title_full_unstemmed | Awareness and Knowledge of Andropause Among Chinese Males in Hong Kong |
| title_short | Awareness and Knowledge of Andropause Among Chinese Males in Hong Kong |
| title_sort | awareness and knowledge of andropause among chinese males in hong kong |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988309335154 |
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