Sexual dysfunction and its associated factors among patients with heart failure in public hospitals in Gondar town, North and West Gondar, 2024

Table 2 clinical profile of heart failure in Gondar city, encompassing north and west Gondar Public Hospitals in 2024

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Diabetic mellitus	Yes	230	54.4
Diabetic mellitus	No	193	45.6
Hypertension	Yes	220	52
Hypertension	No	203	48
Chronic kidney disease	Yes	105	25
Chronic kidney disease	No	318	75
History of the stock	Yes	147	35
History of the stock	No	276	65
Duration of heart failure	Less than 1 year	103	24.3
	1–5 years	160	37.8
	> 5 years	160	37.8
Classification of heart failure (NYHA class)	N NYHA I	109	25.8
	YHA II	90	21.3
	NYHA III	95	22.5
	NYHA IV	127	30
Number of sexual encounters in the last 4 weeks	None	178	42
	1–2	83	19.7
	3–4	89	21
	> 5	73	17.3
Smoking	Yes	225	53.2
Smoking	No	198	46.8
Alcohol drinking	Yes	245	58
Alcohol drinking	No	178	42
Physical exercises	Sufficient physical exercise	210	49.6
Physical exercises	Insufficient physical exercise	213	50.4

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