Table 6 Education provision
1:1 verbal education n (%) | Resources and Handouts n (%) | Links to external support networks n (%) | Structured Education Programme n (%) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency of education provision and modalities employed to achieve thisa | Total | Private | Public | P value | Total | Private | Public | P value | Total | Private | Public | P value | Total | Private | Public | P value | |
The nature and effect of diabetes on the lower limb, n (%) | 51 (98) | 40 (98) | 11 (100) | 0.99 | 21 (40) | 16 (38) | 5 (45) | 0.67 | 10 (19) | 7 (17) | 3 (27) | 0.49 | 4 (8) | 4 (10) | 0 (0) | 0.19 | |
Preventative foot care behaviours, including hygiene and foot inspection | 51 (100) | 41 (100) | 10 (91) | 0.70 | 19 (37) | 15 (37) | 4 (36) | 0.89 | 9 (18) | 7 (17) | 2 (18) | 0.79 | 2 (4) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0.26 | |
Management of special problems (particular to the patient) | 47 (92) | 37 (90) | 10 (91) | 0.90 | 22 (44) | 17 (41) | 5 (12) | 0.78 | 6 (12) | 5 (12) | 1 (9) | 0.97 | 4 (8) | 3 (7) | 1 (9) | 0.75 | |