Abstract:
Back ground: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia is a proliferation of prostatic stromal cells leading
to enlargement of prostate and bladder outlet obstruction. Symptoms associated with Lower
urinary tract symptom (LUTS) include urgency, frequency, nocturia, incomplete urination, and
weak urinary stream. In most occasions people with LUTIS develop BPH as a complication.
Worldwide, Africa and Ethiopia prevalence of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia among patients with
lower urinary tract symptoms was 26.2%, 44.2% and 33.4% respectively.
Objective: To assess magnitude and associated factors of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia among
adult male patients presented with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms at urology Out Patient
Departmentof WolaitaSodo University comprehensive specialized hospital, southern Ethiopia
2022.
Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out from July to September 2022.
A systematic random sample technique was employed to select 376 men. Data were gathered
using a structured questionnaire. The collected data was entered, cleaned, coded, and analyzed
using SPSS Version 25.0. To describe the study subjects, descriptive statistics were used. In
order to pinpoint contributing components, bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted.
Adjusted odd ratio with 95% Confidence Interval (CI) was utilized to quantify the degree of
association, and statistical significance was declared at p-value< 0.05.
Result: A total of 376 men with lower urinary tract symptoms were included in this study and
the magnitude of Prostatic Hyperplasia among them was 21.3%;95%CI:17.3,25.8.Vegetable
consumption, fruit consumption, physical activity, sleeping time and sexual dysfunction
[(AOR=7.57,95% CI: (2.78,20.60)], [(AOR=21.06,95%CI:(7.06,27.53)],[(AOR=0.57,95% CI:
(0.19, 0.67)], [(AOR=3.23, 95% CI: (1.18,8.79)]and [(AOR=17.05, 95% CI: (4.82,60.28)]were
factors associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia respectively.
Conclusion and Recommendation: The benign prostatic hyperplasia is a prevalent disease
among men in this study. Sexual dysfunction, consumption of vegetables, consumptionof fruits,
practice of physical activity and sleeping time were factors associated with BPH. Hence;
screening programs for all people at a higher risk to ensure the early presentation of benign
prostatic hyperplasia is recommended to reduce the prevalenc
