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Wanja, Laurenzia |
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Mutunga-Mwenda, Catherine S. |
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Mbugua, Ruth |
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dc.contributor.author |
Njau, Stanley K. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-01-19T12:10:54Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-01-19T12:10:54Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2019-10 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2019 |
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2250-3153 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-1019.php?rp=P949235 |
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http://repository.seku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/6197 |
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dc.description |
DOI: 10.29322/IJSRP.9.10.2019.p9461 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Foot self-care practices are regarded as fundamental in prevention of diabetic foot ulcers[2].Globally, it is estimated that the prevalent cases of persons living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) were more than 500 million [17]. Patients with type 2 DM suffer diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), one of the DM complication most costly to treat and with huge impact on global health [3]. The purpose of the study was to assess the determinants of foot self-care practices among patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. This research was a descriptive cross sectional, conducted among 133 type 2 DM clients who were selected using systematic random sampling technique. Data was collected using an interviewer administered semi-structured questionnaire. Analysis of data was done using SPSS version 21. Socio-demographic characteristics such as age of the respondents (p=0.003), level of education (p=0.006 and monthly income (p=0.014) significantly influenced foot self-care practices. 51.2% of the respondents demonstrated low level foot self-care practice while48.8% demonstrated high level foot care practice. 61% were found to have low knowledge level while 39% had high level of knowledge on foot self-care. Low level of knowledge on foot care influenced the practice of foot self-care among the type 2 DM patients attending out-patient diabetic clinic at a referral hospital in Meru County. There was a significant association between knowledge and practice of foot self-care practice (p= 0.001) Those with high level of knowledge were 4.3 times more likely to have high level of foot self-care practice. |
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en |
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dc.subject |
Diabetes mellitus type 2 |
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dc.subject |
Foot self-care |
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dc.subject |
Knowledge on foot self-care |
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dc.subject |
practice on Foot self-care |
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dc.title |
Determinants of foot self-care practices among diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic at a referral hospital, Meru county - Kenya |
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dc.type |
Article |
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