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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 6. Association between patientspractice, knowledge on diabetic foot prevention, and selected socio-demographicvariables

VariablePracticep-value
Poor n (%)Good n (%)
Knowledge on diabetic foot prevention  0.862
Poor4 (80.0)1 (20.0) 
Fair70 (76.1)22 (23.9) 
Good204 (78.5)56 (21.5) 
Age of respondent  0.264
30 & below13 (92.9)1 (7.1) 
31 – 60230 (76.4)71 (23.6) 
Above 6035 (83.3)7 (16.7) 
Marital Status  0.168
Married265 (78.6)72 (21.4) 
Single13 (65.0)7 (35.0) 
Gender  0.702
Male155 (78.7)42 (21.3) 
Female123 (76.9)37 (23.1) 
Educational level  0.032*
None103 (81.1)24 (18.9) 
Madrasa59 (84.3)11 (15.7) 
Primary51 (82.3)11 (17.7) 
Secondary53 (67.1)26 (32.9) 
Tertiary12 (63.2)7 (36.8)