1Associate Professor, IPGME&R, Kolkata, West Bengal
2PG Student, Dept. of Community Medicine, AIIH & PH, Kolkata, West Bengal
3Demonstrator, IPGME&R, Kolkata, West Bengal
4Assistant Professor, IPGME&R, Kolkata, West Bengal
*Corresponding Author: Email: basu.mausumi544@gmail.com
Online published on 14 October, 2017.
Prevalence of Diabetic Foot Ulcer in the southern part of India is higher compared to eastern, northern and western India.
To assess the knowledge and practices of foot care among patients attended diabetic clinic of a tertiary care hospital of Kolkata.
A cross-sectional study was carried out from 01.05.2016 to 28.05.2016 among275 patients attending the Diabetic OPD using a pre designed structured pre tested schedule.
Epi-info version 6 and SPSS Version 16.0.
About 71.27% & 40% had good knowledge & practice respectively; 62.91% checked their feet daily; 42.91% inspect their footwear regularly; 90.81% used footwear outdoors; 6.91% used footwear indoor; washing & drying of feet was present in 78.91% & 18.90% respectively; healthy nail trimming was found in 61.81% of the patients. Gender, residence, education, occupation, income, family history of diabetes, duration, regular use of medication was found to be associated with both knowledge & practice.
Patient education on prevention of foot ulceration should be incorporated into the routine care of diabetic patients both in the hospital and in the community.
Knowledge, Practice, Diabetic foot care, Diabetic foot ulcer
