Chronic pelvic pain syndrome symptoms significantly affect medical students’ well-being

Abdullah Alkhayal, Faisal Alasmari, Bander Khaled Alomeyr, Saad Abumelha, Khalid Alrabeeah
In: Urology Annals · 2022 · vol. 14(3) , pp. 259–264 · doi:10.4103/ua.ua_110_20 · PMID:36117802 · W4296322237
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Abstract

Aims: This study aims to determine the prevalence of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) symptoms among male-medical students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Settings and Design: It is a cross-sectional study at King Saudi Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Medicine at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Subjects and Methods: A total of 300 male medical students were given a hardcopy questionnaire to be filled anonymously that includes demographic characteristics, several questions regarding the health status, habits of the participants, and the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index for evaluating CPPS symptoms. Statistical Analysis Used: SPSS (v21) was used for the analysis. Qualitative data presented by frequencies and percentages and quantitative data presented by median and interquartile range (Q1 to Q3). The Chi-square test and binary logistic regression were used to assess the relationship between the outcome variables with demographical data. Results: < 0.05). A total of 23% of students with CPPS reported being impaired with their quality of life (QOL), while 77% are satisfied. Conclusions: The prevalence of CPPS symptoms among male medical students is high. Anxiety, IBS, and lack of activity might be associated with CPPS symptoms, which have a significant negative impact on the QOL. For the future direction, a large-scale global study should be conducted to link the effects of CPPS symptoms on male medical students well-being.

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