Table 3. Analysis of foot care activities by people with diabetes mellitus, by educational level.
| Questions | Responses | p * | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illiterate | Primary education, incomplete | Primary education, completed | Secondary education, completed | Higher education, completed | |||||||
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | ||
| 1. Do you know what the diabetic foot is? | 2 (2.3) | 11 (12.5) | 6 (6.8) | 11 (12.5) | 12 (13.6) | 17 (19.3) | 15 (17.1) | 11 (12.5) | 2 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | 0.14 |
| 2. Do you habitually inspect your feet daily? | 3 (3.4) | 10 (11.4) | 10 (11.4) | 7 (7.9) | 21 (23.9) | 8 (9.0) | 16 (18.2) | 10 (11.4) | 3 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.06 |
| 3. Do you habitually walk barefoot? | 1 (1.1) | 12 (13.6) | 2 (2.3) | 15 (17.0) | 7 (7.9) | 22 (25.0) | 4 (4.6) | 22 (25.0) | 2 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | <0.01 |
| 4.Do you habitually moisturize your feet with cream or oil? | 10 (11.4) | 3 (3.4) | 7 (7.9) | 10 (11.4) | 23 (26.1) | 6 (6.8) | 17 (19.3) | 9 (10.2) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.3) | <0.01 |
| 5. Do you care for your feet by trimming your toenails? | 13 (14.8) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (18.2) | 1 (1.1) | 24 (27.3) | 5 (5.7) | 25 (28.4) | 1 (1.1) | 3 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | <0.01 |
| 6. Do you wear shoes that are appropriate for people with diabetes? | 0 (0.0) | 13 (14.8) | 4 (4.6) | 13 (14.8) | 2 (2.3) | 27 (30.6) | 1 (1.1) | 25 (28.4) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.3) | <0.01 |
| 7. Have you ever noticed a fungal infection between your toes? | 2 (2.3) | 11 (12.5) | 8 (9.0) | 9 (10.2) | 10 (11.4) | 19 (21.6) | 5 (5.7) | 21 (23.9) | 2 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | <0.01 |
| 8. Have you ever noticed that you have calluses on your feet? | 5 (5.7) | 8 (9.0) | 7 (7.9) | 10 (11.4) | 14 (15.9) | 15 (17.1) | 11 (12.5) | 15 (17.0) | 2 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | 0.29 |
| 9. Have you ever noticed that you have cracks on your feet? | 8 (9.0) | 5 (5.7) | 11 (12.5) | 6 (6.8) | 15 (17.1) | 14 (15.9) | 16 (18.2) | 10 (11.4) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.3) | 0.14 |
| 10. Do you habitually dry the spaces between your toes after washing your feet? | 8 (9.0) | 5 (5.7) | 10 (11.4) | 7 (7.9) | 16 (18.2) | 13 (14.8) | 13 (14.8) | 13 (14.8) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.3) | 0.39 |
| 11. Do you visit the PHCC when you notice damage and/or abnormalities before trying home treatments? | 5 (5.7) | 8 (9.0) | 10 (11.4) | 7 (7.9) | 16 (18.2) | 13 (14.8) | 13 (14.8) | 13 (14.8) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.3) | 0.83 |
*
Chi-square test (p-value). Significance level do test: <0.05;
PHCC = Primary care health center; n = number of participants; % = percentage of sample.