Knowledge and practice of diabetic foot prevention among diabetic patients attending Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia: an institutional-based cross-sectional study
Table 6.
Association between patientspractice, knowledge on diabetic foot prevention, and selected socio-demographicvariables
|
| Variable |
Practice |
p-value |
|
|
|
| Poor n (%) |
Good n (%) |
|
|
| Knowledge on diabetic foot prevention |
|
|
0.862 |
|
| Poor |
4 (80.0) |
1 (20.0) |
|
|
| Fair |
70 (76.1) |
22 (23.9) |
|
|
| Good |
204 (78.5) |
56 (21.5) |
|
|
| Age of respondent |
|
|
0.264 |
|
| 30 & below |
13 (92.9) |
1 (7.1) |
|
|
| 31 – 60 |
230 (76.4) |
71 (23.6) |
|
|
| Above 60 |
35 (83.3) |
7 (16.7) |
|
|
| Marital Status |
|
|
0.168 |
|
| Married |
265 (78.6) |
72 (21.4) |
|
|
| Single |
13 (65.0) |
7 (35.0) |
|
|
| Gender |
|
|
0.702 |
|
| Male |
155 (78.7) |
42 (21.3) |
|
|
| Female |
123 (76.9) |
37 (23.1) |
|
|
| Educational level |
|
|
0.032* |
|
| None |
103 (81.1) |
24 (18.9) |
|
|
| Madrasa |
59 (84.3) |
11 (15.7) |
|
|
| Primary |
51 (82.3) |
11 (17.7) |
|
|
| Secondary |
53 (67.1) |
26 (32.9) |
|
|
| Tertiary |
12 (63.2) |
7 (36.8) |
|
|
|
|
|
