A critical look at descriptive epidemiology of sexual dysfunction in Asia compared to the rest of the world - A call for evidence-based data

Ronald W. Lewis

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Abstract

Recently evidence-based medicine has been applied to comparative epidemiological papers regarding sexual dysfunction that have appeared in the literature. This review is intended to focus the readers on a validated and standardized methodological evidence-based process for preparing such articles. It reviews four key articles that have been published in the English language that have obtained a high evidence-based score for reliability that have included descriptive epidemiology of sexual dysfunctions in men and women in Asia compared to the rest of the world. These four papers are analyzed in detail in order to provide stress of what constitutes evidence-based studies in descriptive epidemiology for sexual function. As can be seen there has not yet been a perfect article that compares the prevalence of sexual function in Asia compared to the rest of the world since there are key methodological problems in the collection of the data. In addition, there is a paucity of incidence studies for sexual dysfunction in Asian populations. The readers are encouraged to use this data in preparation of future descriptive epidemiological studies that involve Asian countries.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)54-60
Number of pages7
JournalTranslational Andrology and Urology
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2013

Keywords

  • Asia sexual function
  • Descriptive epidemiology
  • Sexual dysfunction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Urology

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