Table 3: Association between foot care education and health-seeking behavior of patients with diabetic foot ulcer.
|
First Ulcer treatment method/facility |
Foot care educated |
P value |
OR |
95% CI |
|
|
Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
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|
Self medication |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
32 (37.2) |
189 (75.6) |
< 0.001 |
0.191 |
0.113-0.323 |
|
No |
54 (62.8) |
61 (24.4) |
|
|
|
|
Native medication |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
5 (5.8) |
79 (31.6) |
< 0.001 |
0.134 |
0.052-0.343 |
|
No |
81 (94.2) |
171 (68.4) |
|
|
|
|
Prayer house |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
4 (4.7) |
24 (9.6) |
0.161 |
0.459 |
0.155-1.364 |
|
No |
82 (95.3) |
226 (90.4) |
|
|
|
|
Hospital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
68 (79.1) |
99 (39.6) |
< 0.001 |
5.762 |
3.232-10.271 |
|
No |
18 (20.9) |
151 (60.4) |
|
|
|