Biomedical Journal of Indonesia
Vol. 11 No. 2 (2025): Vol 11, No 2, 2025

Help-seeking Behavior of Disorders of Sex Development Patients in Palembang, Indonesia

Khairunnisa, Tyas Citra (Unknown)
Maritska, Ziske (Unknown)
Purnamasari, Septi (Unknown)
Zulissetiana, Eka Febri (Unknown)
Inggarsih, Rara (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2025

Abstract

Introduction. Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) is a congenital disorder in which there is atypical chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical sex development. Children with DSD are often brought to the hospital too late for care due to limited knowledge about this condition among medical practitioners. Early diagnosis is important to improve prognosis and minimize complications and comorbidities of DSD patients. Methods. This study is a descriptive observational study with a cross-sectional approach through interviews and data collection from medical records of Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Palembang Hospital in 2020 - 2023. Results. In this study, it was found that the infancy age group (28 days - 1 year) was the most common age of arrival of patients to the hospital (29%) and the most common main complaint was clitoral enlargement (19.4%). Conclusion. This study found a wide variation in patients’ chief complaints, which makes the age of arrival of DSD patients to the hospital still quite late.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

bji

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Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Biomedical Journal of Indonesia is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that focus on basic medical sciences, emphasizing on providing the molecular studies of biomedical problems and molecular mechanisms to integrate researches in all aspects of human health. BJI is dedicated to publishing ...