Awareness and knowledge of andropause among chinese males in Hong Kong

Yuk Yee Yan

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    Abstract

    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.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)231-236
    Number of pages6
    JournalAmerican Journal of Men's Health
    Volume4
    Issue number3
    Early online date23 Apr 2009
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2010

    Scopus Subject Areas

    • Health(social science)
    • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

    User-Defined Keywords

    • andropause
    • awareness
    • Hong Kong
    • knowledge

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