[An analysis of the countermeasures against chronic prostatitis among college students in Guangzhou City].

Objective: To analyze the countermeasures against chronic prostatitis (CP) among the male college students in Guangzhou City.

Methods: A self-designed questionnaire was used for an investigation among 1 431 male college students randomly chosen from four colleges in Guangzhou City. The countermeasures against CP were compared between the students with CP and those without.

Results: Compared with the non-CP students, the CP patients are more reluctant to attend related health education lectures (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). When suspicious of having CP, 59.33%, 43.82% and 29.63% of the students chose to be diagnosed by anonymous consultation, themselves and strange doctors, respectively, with no significant difference among the three groups (P < 0.05). After diagnosis, 62.78%, 40.88% and 29.98% of them sought strange doctors, self-management and anonymous treatment, respectively. When a friend got CP, only 59.61% of them chose to keep his secret.

Conclusion: The male college students in Guangzhou City tend to conceal the truth when suffering from CP. Their attendance at related health education lectures largely depends on the topic and the scholarship of the lecturer.