TY - JOUR
T1 - A questionnaire based survey on awareness of diabetic foot care in Indian population with diabetes
T2 - A cross-sectional multicentre study
AU - Dixit, Snehil
AU - Maiya, Arun
AU - Khetrapal, Himanshu
AU - Agrawal, Binita
AU - Vidyasagar, Sudha
AU - Umakanth, Shashikiran
PY - 2011/10/1
Y1 - 2011/10/1
N2 - Objective: To find awareness regarding foot care in Indian population with diabetes in various parts of India. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study design was used to perform a multicenter, national level survey from August, 2011 to February, 2012 in various parts of India. Descriptive analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 16. Awareness levels for diabetic foot care were calculated as absolute frequencies and were reported as overall percentages. Spearman test was used to find the correlation for foot problems and diabetic foot care with socioeconomic status. Results: A total of 323 peoples were screened (there were 222 men and 101 women in the study with a mean age of 58.2 ± 8.6 years). 8.7% of men reported ulcer during the 1 st year of onset of diabetes, where as 8.3% of women were prone for ulcers in 16-20 years of diabetes, 56.4% of the population in urban area and 46.6% of the population in the rural area had been educated regarding foot care in diabetes. However, only 30.5% of population in urban areas and 9.7% of population in the rural areas knew about the importance of shoe selection in diabetes. Spearman's correlation was significant for foot problems with family income and educational status, P = 0.03 and P = 0.02 respectively. Conclusion: There is a need to bridge the disparity in awareness regarding diabetic foot management in Indian masses. More aggressive measures are required to implement current preventive foot care strategies in India.
AB - Objective: To find awareness regarding foot care in Indian population with diabetes in various parts of India. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study design was used to perform a multicenter, national level survey from August, 2011 to February, 2012 in various parts of India. Descriptive analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 16. Awareness levels for diabetic foot care were calculated as absolute frequencies and were reported as overall percentages. Spearman test was used to find the correlation for foot problems and diabetic foot care with socioeconomic status. Results: A total of 323 peoples were screened (there were 222 men and 101 women in the study with a mean age of 58.2 ± 8.6 years). 8.7% of men reported ulcer during the 1 st year of onset of diabetes, where as 8.3% of women were prone for ulcers in 16-20 years of diabetes, 56.4% of the population in urban area and 46.6% of the population in the rural area had been educated regarding foot care in diabetes. However, only 30.5% of population in urban areas and 9.7% of population in the rural areas knew about the importance of shoe selection in diabetes. Spearman's correlation was significant for foot problems with family income and educational status, P = 0.03 and P = 0.02 respectively. Conclusion: There is a need to bridge the disparity in awareness regarding diabetic foot management in Indian masses. More aggressive measures are required to implement current preventive foot care strategies in India.
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U2 - 10.4103/0019-5359.109224
DO - 10.4103/0019-5359.109224
M3 - Article
C2 - 23511041
AN - SCOPUS:84875521786
SN - 0019-5359
VL - 65
SP - 411
EP - 423
JO - Indian Journal of Medical Sciences
JF - Indian Journal of Medical Sciences
IS - 10
ER -