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Knowledge and Practices Regarding Foot‐Care among Diabetic Patients in Tertiary Care Hospitals in Tamil Nadu

S. Dhanalakshmi, S. Vaishnavi, A. Muralitharan, S. Rajesh Kanna, S. Ramya, J. Gurukartick, R. Dinesh Babu, M. Durai Murugan and K. Chellavel Ganapathi
Page: 221-225 | Received 20 Mar 2024, Published online: 03 May 2024

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Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem in India. The life time risk of developing a foot ulcer in DM is estimated to be 15%. The patients with foot problem spend 32.3% of the total income towards treatment. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and practices regarding foot care among diabetic and to estimate the association of the factors with knowledge and practices of foot care. This cross‐sectional study was conducted among Diabetic mellitus with more than 5 years. Convenient sampling was followed. The result of our study showed that the mean knowledge among the various components was 38.4%. Only 27.7% of patients followed good foot care practices. Majority of the study participants nearly 75% of them were above 50 years of age. About 33.9% were illiterate and 65.8% belonged to upper lower and lower middle socio‐economic class in this study. The duration of diabetes improved the knowledge of the patients. The foot care practices was more in male. The foot care practices were more in upper and middle social classes as compared to the lower socio‐economic status. The above‐mentioned association is statistically significant. Foot care advice received previously had a significant increase in practices, so that health education regarding diabetic foot care knowledge should be improved to prevent the diabetic foot ulcer morbidities

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S. Dhanalakshmi, S. Vaishnavi, A. Muralitharan, S. Rajesh Kanna, S. Ramya, J. Gurukartick, R. Dinesh Babu, M. Durai Murugan and K. Chellavel Ganapathi. Knowledge and Practices Regarding Foot‐Care among Diabetic Patients in Tertiary Care Hospitals in Tamil Nadu.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.6.221.225
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