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. 2011 Jun;45(2):60–65. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v45i2.68930

Table 3.

Distributions of responses to questions related to the practice of foot care

Questions related to practice
of foot care
Yes
(%)
No/don't
know (%)
Do you Inspect feet regularly 40.9 59.1
Do you wash feet regularly 82.4 17.6
Do you wash feet with warm
water
46.0 54.0
Do you trim toe nails straight
across
33.5 66.5
Do you measure your feet
size when last you bought
footwear
11.4 88.6
Do you received advice when
last you bought footwear
10.8 89.2
Did you ever inspect inside of
footwear
47.7 52.3
Do you regularly walk barefoot 38.1 61.9
Do you clean nails with sharp
instrument
38.6 61.4
Do you add irritants to water
before feet cleaning
27.3 72.7
Do you wear elasticated hosiery 4.5 95.5