Table 3 Factors associated with foot care practice among lymphoedema patients in Boreda district, Gamo zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021. (*significantly associated with foot care practice; **strongly associated with foot care practice)

Wealth index

First percentile

31

30

3.029 (1.35, 6.758)

2.621 (0.838, 8.193)

0.098

Second percentile

32

22

4.25 (1.85, 9.76)

1.213 (0.376, 3.908)

0.747

Middle percentile

45

52

2.53 (1.2, 5.3)

1.468 (0.533, 4.042)

0.457

Fourth percentile

6

11

1.59 (0.49, 5.175)

0.261 (0.047, 1.431)

0.122

Fifth percentile

13

38

-

Number of litres of water fetched per day

50 or below

79

133

0.247 (0.137, 0.447)

0.383 (0.155, 0.945)

0.037*

Above 50 l

48

20

Reference

-

Age at which shoes first worn

20 or years old

108

88

Reference

Above 20 years old

19

65

0.238 (0.133, 0.427)

0.261 (0.107, 0.63)

0.003*

Number of shoes owned

Only one pair of shoes

15

40

0.167 (0.068, 0.41)

0.04 (0.009, 0.182)

0.001**

Two pairs of shoes

85

101

0.374 (0.179, 0.783)

0.27 (0.087, 0.85)

0.026*

Three or more pairs

27

12

Reference

-

Attended LMMDP treatment

No

30

86

Reference

Yes

97

67

4.15 (2.469, 6.976)

3.339 (1.53, 7.285)

0.002*

Frequency of acute attack

Every month

50

18

6.77 (3.514, 13.028)

8.15 (3.157, 21.058)

0.001**

Twice or more in a month

29

12

5.89 (2.73, 12.7)

9.35 (3.118, 28.059)

0.001**

Once per year

39

95

Reference