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Table 3 Mean scores of knowledge on diabetes foot care among diabetic patients

From: Diabetic foot: prevalence, knowledge, and foot self-care practices among diabetic patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Total population N = 404

Mean (SD)

p-value

Age

   

<55

211

11.5 (6.4)

0.343

>55

193

10.9 (6.3)

 

Gender

   

Female

224

11.0 (6.7)

0.435

Male

180

11.5 (6.0)

 

Education level

   

No formal education

46

8.3 (6.1)

0.002

Primary education

253

11.3 (6.4)

 

Secondary

87

12.7 (6.1)

 

Post-secondary

18

10.1 (6.8)

 

Duration of T2DM (years)

   

<5

198

10.2 (6.7)

0.002

5–10

135

12.7 (5.7)

 

>10

71

11.2 (6.1)

 

Received advice on foot care

   

Yes

194

14.1 (5.3)

<0 .001

No

210

8.0 (6.1)

 

Source of information (who received advice on foot care)

   

Doctor

30

14.8 (4.9)

0 .538

Nurse

152

13.6 (5.4)

 

Others

12

13.7 (6.4)

 

Previous history DFU

   

Yes

107

11.6 (5.9)

0.490

No

297

11.1 (6.6)

 

Current DFU

   

Yes

64

11.0 (6.0)

0.732

No

340

11.3 (6.5)