Table 5.

Practice DM Patient on Diabetic Foot Self-Care at Dessie Referral Hospital, 2019 (N=344)

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Frequency of feet inspection	More than once a day	30	8.7
	Once a day	221	64.2
	Weekly	93	27
Frequency of feet washing	More than once a day	159	46.2
	Once a day	24	7
	Weekly	161	46.8
Frequency of checking feet drying after washing	Often	90	26.2
	Rarely	193	56.1
	Never	61	17.7
Use of moisturizing cream on feet	Yes	269	78.2
	No	75	21.8
Frequency of putting moisturizing cream between toes	Daily	167	48.5
	Weekly	111	32.3
	Month	11	3.2
	Never	55	16
Frequency of wearing sandals/slippers	Most of the time	121	35.2
	Rarely	212	61.6
	Never	11	3.2
Frequency of wearing shoes without socks/stockings/tights	Often	152	44.2
	Rarely	160	46.5
	Never	32	9.3