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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
Current Research in Public Health
| Vol 3, Issue 2
Table 1. Participants socio-demographic characteristics
| Variable | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | |||
| Age of participants | |||||
| 30 & below | 14 | 3.9 | |||
| 31 – 60 | 301 | 84.3 | |||
| above 60 | 42 | 11.8 | |||
| Mean (±SD): 47.30(±10.5) | |||||
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 337 | 94.4 | |||
| Single | 20 | 5.6 | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 197 | 55.2 | |||
| Male | 160 | 44.8 | |||
| Educational level | |||||
| Never been to school | 127 | 35.6 | |||
| Madrasa | 70 | 19.6 | |||
| Primary | 62 | 17.4 | |||
| Secondary | 79 | 22.1 | |||
| Tertiary | 19 | 5.3 |