Erectile dysfunction is not a condition any man would wish to have, more so when in their youth. However, research conducted in Bungoma County reveals that young men below the age of 40 years are becoming impotent.
According to the research that involved 230 participants, 115 sugarcane cutters, and 115 boda-boda riders, the boda-boda riders were more affected by the erectile dysfunction condition. Therefore, truck driving, riding bicycles and motorcycles for long hours is leading to impotence and prostate cancer among young men.
According to Aggrey Akula, a gynecologist from Western Kenya, none of the men who rode for more than 60 hours a week had a normal erection. He further emphasized that those using non-motorized bicycle were at a higher risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction as compared to those who rode motorcycles.
The findings of this research were published in the East African Medical Journal.