Male sexual health predictors during the Covid-19 outbreak: a multicenter study.

Background: Pandemic-induced feelings of fear and worry are all psychological implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this study was to see how the COVID-19 pandemic affected male Sexual Health and to look for plausible predictors.

Methods: Married males were asked to fill out an Arabic Sexual Health questionnaire. Before and during the lockdown. Additionally, generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 and International Index of Erectile Function-5 questionnaires.

Results: A multicenter study. The survey was completed by 281 men in total. Only 130 males (47.3%) were satisfied with their Sexual performance before lockdown, compared to 170 males (56.5%) who were not satisfied (P 0.000). Financial issues ( ≤ 0.000), smoking habit prior to lockdown ( ≤ 0.001), spots practice ( ≤ 0.001), smoking during lockdown ( ≤ 0.001), presence of depressive disorder on the PHQ-9 total score ( ≤ 0.001), diagnosis of anxiety on the GAD-7 score ( ≤ 0.001), and presence of ED on the IIEf-5 questionnaire ( ≤ 0.001) were all found to be significant on univariate analysis. On bivariate analysis, financial issues (odds ratio [OR]: 3.56,  ≤ 0.000), presence of anxiety on GAD-7 (OR: 6.40,  ≤ 0.001), PHQ score (OR: 2.50,  ≤ 0.001), and diagnosis of ED on the IIEF-5 scale (OR: 7.50,  ≤ 0.001) were significantly associated with Sexual relationship stress and Sexual Health.

Conclusion: During and after COVID-19 lockdown, the presence of anxiety on the GAD-7 scale, PHQ score, and the diagnosis of ED on the IIEF-5 scale were all independent predictors of Sexual Health.