Prevalence of Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Associated Factors among Adult Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up Clinic at Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019: An Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Background. Diabetic foot ulceration is a devastating complication of diabetes mellitus and is a major source of morbidity and mortality. So far, there are few published data on diabetic foot ulcers and its determinants among diabetic patients on follow-up at Jimma Medical Center. Hence, the aim of...

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Published in:Journal of diabetes research 2020, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-6
Main Authors: Dereje, Diriba, Gerema, Urge, Adugna, Tesfaye, Abdissa, Daba
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Chronic illnesses
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Diabetes
Diabetic Foot - epidemiology
Ethiopia - epidemiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Foot diseases
Humans
Leg ulcers
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Patients
Peripheral neuropathy
Population
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Sociodemographics
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Summary:Background. Diabetic foot ulceration is a devastating complication of diabetes mellitus and is a major source of morbidity and mortality. So far, there are few published data on diabetic foot ulcers and its determinants among diabetic patients on follow-up at Jimma Medical Center. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of diabetic foot ulcer and its determinants among patients with diabetes mellitus at Jimma Medical Center. Methods. A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted from June 1 to August 30, 2019, and systematic random sampling technique was applied. The total number of study subjects who participated in the study was 277. Data were collected using an interview-administered structured questionnaire. Data were entered into EpiData version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 software for analysis. Analysis was done using descriptive statistics and logistic regression. A variable having a p value of
ISSN:2314-6745
2314-6753
DOI:10.1155/2020/4106383