Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University, Krishna Institute of Nursing Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra, India
1Corresponding author
Online published on 31 January, 2014.
This paper study for assess the knowledge and practices regarding foot care among diabetes patients. Determine the association between knowledge and practices regarding foot care among diabetes patients with selected demographic variables and find the co-relation between knowledge and practice regarding foot care among diabetes patients. The level of knowledge score of diabetic patients regarding foot care reveals that majority 29(58%) had average knowledge, 12(24%) had good knowledge and 9(18%) had poor knowledge. The level of practice score of diabetic patients regarding foot care reveals that majority 29(58%) had average practice, 11(22%) had good practice and 10(20%) had poor practice. There was a perfect correlation between knowledge and practice regarding foot care among diabetic patients which means there is increase in knowledge with increase in practice of the patients.
Diabetes, Knowledge, Practice, Foot Care
