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. 2021 Mar 17;14:1203–1214. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S300275

Table 6.

Factors Associated with Practice of Diabetic Foot Self-Care at Dessie Referral Hospital, 2019 (N=344)

Variables Practice COR(95% CI) AOR(95% CI)
Poor (%) Good (%)
Sex Female* 53 (29.94) 124 (70.06) 2.04 (1.41–3.42) 2.07 (1.04–4.12)
Male 81 (48.50) 86 (51.50) 1 1
Age 11–20 11 (45.8) 13 (54.17) 3.10 (1.04–9.23) 5.82 (1.71–19.80)
21–30* 9 (21.43) 33 (78.57) 3.10 (1.04–9.22) 6.42 (1.54–26.77)
31–40* 16 (25.40) 47 (74.60) 2.48 (0.93–6.64) 7.43 (1.41–39.04)
41–50* 27 (34.62) 51 (65.38) 1.59 (0.63–4.04) 8.39 (1.39–50.58)
>60 34 (50.75) 33 (49.25) 1 1
Marital status Single* 15 (26.79) 41 (73.21) 0.36 (0.19–0.70) 0.35 (0.15–0.81)
Married 91 (37.45) 152 (62.55) 1 1
Residence Rural* 83 (56.46) 64 (43.54) 0.26 (0.17–0.42) 0.31 (0.18–0.54)
Urban 51 (25.89) 146 (74.11) 1 1
Comorbidity No* 116 (41.58) 163 (58.42) 0.54 (0.29–0.97) 0.40 (0.18–0.88)
Yes 18 (27.69) 47 (72.31) 1 1

Note: *P <0.05.