Attitude and Practice on Foot Care among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern Part of Tamilnadu, India

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dc.contributor.authorA. J, Austoriaen_US
dc.contributor.authorM, Aazmien_US
dc.contributor.authorGlannie, A.R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVarghese, Liji Annaen_US
dc.contributor.authorIsmail, Bismi Mohameden_US
dc.contributor.authorXavier, Arun Pinchuen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T11:36:07Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T11:36:07Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractIntroduction : Diabetic foot has got a high prevalence of 52% among diabetics. The duration of hospital stay and physical disability are likely to cause depression and affects overall quality of life. So it is important for general population, to know about Self Care activities which include foot care practice to avert long term complications and improve quality of life which is likely to be effective in reducing the burden of diabetic foot ulcer. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice about foot care among Type 2 DM patients in a Tertiary health care center, Tamil Nadu. Method: A cross-sectional study was done during August and September 2021 among diabetic patients after obtaining consent at a Tertiary Hospital in southern district of Tamil Nadu. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 47.56 ± 9.718 years with 55.9% being male and 44.1% female and the majority (65.6%)of subjects was residing in rural areas. Among the participants, 103 (92.8%) were found to have good attitude towards self-care activities whereas69 (62.2%) respondents practiced proper footcare. Age, gender and education were found to have significant association with the practice of proper foot care. Female gender was found to be an independent predictor for practice of adequate foot care. Conclusion: Regardless of good attitude towards diabetic foot care there is considerable resistance in practicing it.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professoren_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPost Graduate Studenten_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsBiostatistician, Department of Community Medicineen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences,Kanyakumari District,Tamilnadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMPH student, University of Melbourne, Australiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationA. J Austoria, M Aazmi, Glannie A.R., Varghese Liji Anna, Ismail Bismi Mohamed, Xavier Arun Pinchu. Attitude and Practice on Foot Care among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern Part of Tamilnadu, India. Healthline Journal of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine. 2022 Jun; 13(2): 124-129en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-1525
dc.identifier.issn2229-337X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220813
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM)en_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume13en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.51957/Healthline_345_2022en_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.subjectDiabetesen_US
dc.subjectDiabetic footen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectPracticeen_US
dc.titleAttitude and Practice on Foot Care among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern Part of Tamilnadu, Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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