Volume 27, Issue 137, July 2023

Knowledge, attitude, practice of the population toward diabetic foot in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Fathi El-Gamal^1♦, Zinab Khamis², Bushra Alharbi², Renad Marghalani², Rawabi Alghamdi²

¹Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine Department, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
²Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine Department, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

This study aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards Diabetic foot and its determinants among the population of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A cross sectional study was conducted on 507 subjects via Online-Google form questionnaire. It provided information on personal and socio-demographic characteristics, morbid history, and KAP on diabetic foot. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was present among 10.3% of the enrolled subjects. It was significantly associated with male gender, lower educational level and high monthly income. Knowledge of the subjects about management of DM, and health of their feet was good. However, their knowledge about care for their feet and use of the appropriate feet-ware was low. Attitude of the subjects regarding avoiding risks for DM, and towards the health of their feet was good. However, the attitude and practice towards the use of their feet-ware was low. This was similar in both patients with and without DM. It is recommended that health education programs about how to care for the feet, and proper use of feet-ware should be implemented by health care professionals.

Keywords: Diabetic foot, KAP, Saudi Arabia

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e309ms3125

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i137/e309ms3125

Published: 24 July 2023