Table 3.

Knowledge of Diabetic Foot Self-Care Among DM Patient at Dessie Referral Hospital, 2019 (N=344)

Variables		Frequency	Percent
DM patients should take medication regularly	Yes	314	91.3
	No	2	0.6
	I don’t know	28	8.1
Controlling blood sugar can reduce complications	Yes	198	57.6
	No	4	1.2
	I don’t know	142	41.3
DM patients should look after their feet because wounds and infection may not heal quickly	Yes	235	68.3
	No	2	0.6
	I don’t know	107	31.1
DM patients should look after their feet because they may get a foot ulcer	Yes	250	72.7
	I do not know	94	27.3
Effect of smoking of DM progression	Yes	182	52.9
	No	4	1.2
	I don’t know	158	45.9
Frequency of feet washing	Every day	248	72.1
	Rarely	84	24.4
	I do not know	12	3.5
Temperature of water for washing feet	Warm water	57	16.6
	Cool water	124	36
	I don’t know	163	47.4
Frequency of wearing shoes and socks	All times	190	55.2
	Rarely	47	13.7
	I don’t know	107	31.1