Volume 11, Issue 2 (March 2009) 11, 153–156; 10.1038/aja.2008.46
Treatment of chronic prostatitis in Chinese men
Chao-Zhao Liang1, Hong-Jun Li2, Zhi-Ping Wang3, Jun-Ping Xing4, Wei-Lie Hu5, Tao-Fu Zhang1, Wei-Wei Ge1, Zong-Yao Hao1, Xian-Sheng Zhang1, Jun Zhou1, Yu Li1, Zheng-Xing Zhou1 and Zhi-Guo Tang1
1 Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China 2 Department of Urology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China 3 Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China 4 Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China 5 Department of Urology, Guangzhou Army General Hospital, Guangzhou 510010, China
Correspondence: Dr Chao-Zhao Liang, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China. Fax: +86-551-3633-742 E-mail: liang_chaozhao@163.com
Received 9 August 2008; Revised 29 August 2008; Accepted 11 November 2008; Published online 19 January 2009
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The aim of this study is to assess the status of treatment of chronic prostatitis (CP) in Chinese men. A population-based cross-sectional survey was performed, in which 15 000 men aged between 15 and 60 years were randomly selected to receive a questionnaire designed to assess National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptoms Index (NIH-CPSI) status, therapeutic efficacy and 28 other items. A total of 12 743 men (84.95%) completed the questionnaire, of whom 1 071 (8.4%) were identified as having prostatitis-like symptoms and 517 (4.5%) were diagnosed with CP according to NIH-CPSI criteria and prostatitis-like symptomatology. Of the CP patients, 372 (65%) underwent long-term routine treatment 12 times per year. Additionally, 217 (72.8%) patients received antibiotic therapy and 215 (79.3%) men showed therapeutic effects. The treatment cost USD 1 151 (8 059 yuan) per person per year on average. Most CP patients received routine treatment, in most cases with antibiotics. Treatment was costly and most CP patients were not satisfied with its effectiveness. Antibacterial treatment might have been effective primarily in patients with bacterial disease.
Keywords: chronic prostatitis, epidemiology, prevalence
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