Evaluating Factors Associated with the Use of Aphrodisiacs among Adult ...

In 2015, the Ghana Food and Drug Authority (FDA) served a notice placing a ban on six (6) aphrodisiacs (herbal medicine) for men. The products were found to be adulterated with synthetic pharmaceutical ingredient Vardenafil, which is used in the preparation of prescription-only medicine for the management and treatment of erectile dysfunction.

Masculinity, Male Sexual Virility, and Use of Aphrodisiacs in Ghana

Daniel Yaw Fiaveh is a sex sociologist-turned anthropologist with primary research interests in gender and sex studies especially contestations around masculinities, representation of men and boys in popular cultures, understanding sexual cultures in postcolonial English West Africa, and social-cultural health. A senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of ...

A Social-Ecological Study of Perceptions and Determinants of Sexual ...

The use and sale of sexual enhancement drugs (particularly unapproved aphrodisiacs) have become a public health concern in Ghana and many other sub-Saharan African countries. While most studies have examined this phenomenon from the level of individual perspectives, this study investigates the multi …

A Social-Ecological Study of Perceptions and Determinants of ... - MDPI

The use and sale of sexual enhancement drugs (particularly unapproved aphrodisiacs) have become a public health concern in Ghana and many other sub-Saharan African countries. While most studies have examined this phenomenon from the level of individual perspectives, this study investigates the multi-dimensional and multi-level factors (e.g., individual characteristics and behaviours ...

Makwana, S., Solanki, M., Raloti, S. and Dikshit, R. (2013) Evaluation ...

Makwana, S., Solanki, M., Raloti, S. and Dikshit, R. (2013) Evaluation of Recrea-tional Use of Aphrodisiac Drugs and Its Consequences An Online Questionnaire Based Study. International Journal of Research in Medical, 2, 51-59. ... Ghana. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out between January and March 2018 at the Ashaiman Municipality ...

'Check booming aphrodisiac drug business' - GhanaWeb

Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, has appealed to the government to check the booming aphrodisiac drugs in the country which have negative health implications for users.