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Abstracts than normal in girth, tortuous and hard. Circumferential biopsy was done and revealed a chronic fibrosis. Case 2 – Scrotal horn: A 37-year-old man had similar procedure as Case 1, and six months later presented with massive penile fibrosis with huge scrotal involvement in horn shape. CT scan of the pelvis revealed extensive fibrosis of the penis and scrotum, involving the whole dartos and cremasteric layer with spared testis. Case 3 – Penile Cellulitis: The last case was a 45 year-old- man who presented with severe cellulitis of the penile post penile injection. He was treated with six weeks antibiotic with 2 weekly review and plan for biopsy. In spite of prolonged antibiotic, his penile skin was not improved (inflamed and edematous), and he requires penile prosthesis. We would like to share difficulty in decision making and managing these post penile augmentation complications. 69 The prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms among urban poor men in Selangor, Malaysia K.L. Tan. International Medical University, Malaysia Background: Depression is a significant public health concern and has been projected to be the most important cause of morbidity worldwide. Objectives: The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence and identify factors associated with depressive symptoms among urban poor men in Selangor, Malaysia. Methods: A community based cross-sectional study involving 244 male respondents from Section 8 Kota Damansara district was conducted in February 2010. Data on socio-demographic and lifestyle factors were collected by face-to-face interview using a structured questionnaire by trained staff. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to determine the presence or absence of depressive symptoms among the male respondents. A score of 10 or more was used to calculate for the presence of depressive symptoms. All male respondents aged 18 years and over in the selected households were interviewed. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was estimated. Pearson Chi-Square test was used to test for an association between each factor and depressive symptom with significance set at p < 0.05. Results: The mean age of the respondent was 33.6±12.8 years. Majority was Malay (73.8%), had secondary level education (75.4%), employed (76.2%) and married (62.3%). The prevalence of depressive symptoms among urban poor men was 16.4%. Factors significantly associated with depressive symptoms include marital status, years lived in the area and alcohol consumption. Conclusions: Depressive symptoms among urban poor adult men in Kota Damansara, Selangor was 16.4% and was associated with marital status, years lived in the area and alcohol consumption. jmh Vol. 8, Suppl. 1, S97–S121, April 2011 S121
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than normal in girth, tortuous and hard. Circumferential
biopsy was done and revealed a chronic fibrosis.Case 2 – Scrotal horn: A 37-year-old man had similar
procedure as Case 1, and six months later presented withmassive penile fibrosis with huge scrotal involvement
in horn shape. CT scan of the pelvis revealed extensive
fibrosis of the penis and scrotum, involving the wholedartos and cremasteric layer with spared testis.
Case 3 – Penile Cellulitis: The last case was a 45 year-old-man who presented with severe cellulitis of the penile
post penile injection. He was treated with six weeks
antibiotic with 2 weekly review and plan for biopsy. Inspite of prolonged antibiotic, his penile skin was not
improved (inflamed and edematous), and he requirespenile prosthesis.
We would like to share difficulty in decision
making and managing these post penile augmentationcomplications.
69The prevalence and factors associated with depressivesymptoms among urban poor men in Selangor,Malaysia
K.L. Tan. International Medical University, Malaysia
Background: Depression is a significant public health
concern and has been projected to be the most importantcause of morbidity worldwide.
Objectives: The aim of the study was to estimate theprevalence and identify factors associated with depressive
symptoms among urbanpoor men in Selangor,Malaysia.
Methods: A community based cross-sectional studyinvolving 244 male respondents from Section 8 Kota
Damansaradistrict was conducted in February 2010. Dataon socio-demographic and lifestyle factors were collected
by face-to-face interview using a structured questionnaire
by trained staff. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)was used to determine the presence or absence of
depressive symptoms among the male respondents. Ascore of 10 or more was used to calculate for the
presence of depressive symptoms. All male respondents
aged 18 years and over in the selected households wereinterviewed. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was
estimated. Pearson Chi-Square test was used to test for anassociation between each factor and depressive symptom
with significance set at p< 0.05.Results: The mean age of the respondent was
33.6±12.8 years. Majority was Malay (73.8%), had
secondary level education (75.4%), employed (76.2%) andmarried (62.3%). The prevalence of depressive symptoms
among urban poor men was 16.4%. Factors significantlyassociated with depressive symptoms include marital
status, years lived in the area and alcohol consumption.
Conclusions: Depressive symptoms among urban pooradult men in Kota Damansara, Selangor was 16.4% and
was associated with marital status, years lived in the areaand alcohol consumption.
jmh Vol. 8, Suppl. 1, S97–S121, April 2011 S121
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