Awareness and sources of knowledge on men’s penile health in Lagos, Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22110241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oscar Odiboh (Covenant University, corresponding author), Oladokun Omojola (0000-0001-8362-4588, Covenant University), Kehinde Oyesomi (0000-0002-5318-0442, Covenant University) |
| Editors | Emmanuel O Amoo (0000-0001-5568-2115, Covenant University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cogent Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2331-1886 • E-ISSN: 2331-1886 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23311886.2020.1713710 |
| OpenAlex | W3000728767 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
Global attention to penile care is an aspect of men’s health within the Sustainable Development Goal 3 of the United Nations. Environmental and healthcare concerns about the connection between circumcision and penile care are real. According to the World Health Organisation, approximately 665 million males across the world are circumcised. However, social hush about penile problems as contributors to men’s life expectancy further incubates it for millions of men to suffer in silence. The purpose of this study is to open and direct healthcare attention to the dangers of penile disorder with an awareness check and knowledge sources. \nDesigned questionnaire was operated on randomized 1,000 adults of equal gender distribution on mainland Lagos, Nigeria. Multi-stage cluster sampling technique was \napplied to carefully select a fair representation of study population. Newman’s health awareness theory and its applications by three other authors support this \nstudy. Results show that whilst men are more concerned about their penile performance, women showed extra interest in penile care and healthy usage. Open \ndiscussions and literatures on penile issues are rare in Nigeria. The study would spur public, academic and research interests in men’s penile health; by recommending the adoption of appropriate penile health policy within the SDG3 of the United Nations
Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Traditional medicine · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Genital Health and Disease · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual function and dysfunction studies
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |