Research Article
Assessment of Prevalence, Associations ,Knowledge, and Practices about Diabetic Foot Disease in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the patients.
| Patient characteristics | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Gender | (i) Female | 245 | 73.4 | (ii) Male | 89 | 26.6 | Age groups | (i) 21-30 | 4 | 1.2 | (ii) 31-40 | 12 | 3.6 | (iii) 41-50 | 51 | 15.3 | (iv) 51-60 | 125 | 37.4 | (v) 61-70 | 98 | 29.3 | (vi) 71-80 | 42 | 12.6 | (vii) 81-90 | 2 | 0.6 | Foot care practice | Frequency of self-examination of feet | | | (i) Everyday | 157 | 47.0 | (ii) 2-6 times a week | 49 | 14.7 | (iii) Once a week or less | 41 | 12.3 | (iv) When there is a problem in feet | 48 | 14.4 | (v) Not examining | 29 | 8.7 | Washing feet everyday | (i) Yes | 325 | 97.3 | (ii) No | 6 | 1.8 | Dry between toes | (i) Yes | 290 | 86.8 | (ii) No | 40 | 12.0 | Use of moisturizer for feet | (i) Yes | 163 | 48.8 | (ii) No | 166 | 49.7 | Cutting of toenails | (i) Self | 292 | 87.4 | (ii) Family member | 40 | 12.0 | Use suitable shoes | 112 | 36.8 |
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