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