Knowledge, attitude and practice in prevention of foot ulcer among diabetes mellitus patients in a public health clinic, Selangor, Malaysia

Introduction: Globally, diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. In comparison to ten other regional countries in Asia, Malaysia had the highest number of cases of diabetes and raised blood sugar levels, which can lead to foot ulcer complications. The knowledge, attitud...

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Main Author:	Mohd Awwad, Khalaf Abdelfattah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	Foot Ulcer - prevention & control Foot Ulcer Diabetic Foot - prevention & control
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spelling	my-upm-ir.836272022-01-06T01:45:55Z Knowledge, attitude and practice in prevention of foot ulcer among diabetes mellitus patients in a public health clinic, Selangor, Malaysia 2019-03 Mohd Awwad, Khalaf Abdelfattah Introduction: Globally, diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. In comparison to ten other regional countries in Asia, Malaysia had the highest number of cases of diabetes and raised blood sugar levels, which can lead to foot ulcer complications. The knowledge, attitude, and practice of diabetic foot management are important factors in the management of diabetic patients. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of diabetic patients regarding the prevention of foot ulcers in Klinik Kesihatan Seri Kembangan. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 483 diabetic patients at Klinik Kesihatan Seri Kembangan. The data were collected using a pre-tested selfadministrated structured questionnaire. The study analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24 software. Descriptive statistics, the Chi-square test, and Logistic regression were used in this study. All tests were estimated to be two-sided and the statistical significance was considered to be at p< 0.05. Results: A total of 483 diabetic patients participated in this study of which 279 (57.8%) were female and 204 (42.2%) were male. The majority (237 or 49.1%) of the respondents had secondary school education and 298 (61.7%) were married. The majority of the respondents had satisfactory knowledge (68.7%) and practice (57.8%) whereas the attitude was unfavourable (61.7%). There were 150 respondents with favourable attitude who had good knowledge, while 198 respondents with unfavourable attitude had good knowledge; this finding showed a significant association between knowledge and attitude. The predictors were statistically significantly associated with knowledge, attitude, and practice. Conclusion: The study concluded that the levels of the participants were satisfactory for knowledge, unfavourable for attitude, and satisfactory for practice. There was also a significant association between knowledge and attitude regarding the prevention of foot ulcers. It also indicated that socio-demographics were associated with knowledge, attitude, and practice in respect of the prevention of foot ulcers. Foot Ulcer - prevention & control Foot Ulcer Diabetic Foot - prevention & control 2019-03 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83627/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83627/1/FPSK%28m%29%202019%207%20ir.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Foot Ulcer - prevention & control Foot Ulcer Diabetic Foot - prevention & control Soh, Kim Lam
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topic	Foot Ulcer - prevention & control Foot Ulcer Diabetic Foot - prevention & control
spellingShingle	Foot Ulcer - prevention & control Foot Ulcer Diabetic Foot - prevention & control Mohd Awwad, Khalaf Abdelfattah Knowledge, attitude and practice in prevention of foot ulcer among diabetes mellitus patients in a public health clinic, Selangor, Malaysia
description	Introduction: Globally, diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. In comparison to ten other regional countries in Asia, Malaysia had the highest number of cases of diabetes and raised blood sugar levels, which can lead to foot ulcer complications. The knowledge, attitude, and practice of diabetic foot management are important factors in the management of diabetic patients. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of diabetic patients regarding the prevention of foot ulcers in Klinik Kesihatan Seri Kembangan. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 483 diabetic patients at Klinik Kesihatan Seri Kembangan. The data were collected using a pre-tested selfadministrated structured questionnaire. The study analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24 software. Descriptive statistics, the Chi-square test, and Logistic regression were used in this study. All tests were estimated to be two-sided and the statistical significance was considered to be at p< 0.05. Results: A total of 483 diabetic patients participated in this study of which 279 (57.8%) were female and 204 (42.2%) were male. The majority (237 or 49.1%) of the respondents had secondary school education and 298 (61.7%) were married. The majority of the respondents had satisfactory knowledge (68.7%) and practice (57.8%) whereas the attitude was unfavourable (61.7%). There were 150 respondents with favourable attitude who had good knowledge, while 198 respondents with unfavourable attitude had good knowledge; this finding showed a significant association between knowledge and attitude. The predictors were statistically significantly associated with knowledge, attitude, and practice. Conclusion: The study concluded that the levels of the participants were satisfactory for knowledge, unfavourable for attitude, and satisfactory for practice. There was also a significant association between knowledge and attitude regarding the prevention of foot ulcers. It also indicated that socio-demographics were associated with knowledge, attitude, and practice in respect of the prevention of foot ulcers.
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Mohd Awwad, Khalaf Abdelfattah
author_facet	Mohd Awwad, Khalaf Abdelfattah
author_sort	Mohd Awwad, Khalaf Abdelfattah
title	Knowledge, attitude and practice in prevention of foot ulcer among diabetes mellitus patients in a public health clinic, Selangor, Malaysia
title_short	Knowledge, attitude and practice in prevention of foot ulcer among diabetes mellitus patients in a public health clinic, Selangor, Malaysia
title_full	Knowledge, attitude and practice in prevention of foot ulcer among diabetes mellitus patients in a public health clinic, Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Knowledge, attitude and practice in prevention of foot ulcer among diabetes mellitus patients in a public health clinic, Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge, attitude and practice in prevention of foot ulcer among diabetes mellitus patients in a public health clinic, Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort	knowledge, attitude and practice in prevention of foot ulcer among diabetes mellitus patients in a public health clinic, selangor, malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2019
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83627/1/FPSK%28m%29%202019%207%20ir.pdf
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Knowledge, attitude and practice in prevention of foot ulcer among diabetes mellitus patients in a public health clinic, Selangor, Malaysia

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