Athlete’s foot and associated risk factors: a cross-sectional mixed-methods study

Furthermore, military personnel arguably have lower immunity especially during extended field exercises or operational deployment.2 Therefore, education and delivery of good foot hygiene is a critically important part of basic military training to reduce the impact of TP.3 This study aimed to furthe...

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Published in:BMJ military health 2024-08, Vol.170 (4), p.372-372
Main Authors: Aliuddin, Fetty, Lyons, A, O'Sullivan, O, Kluzek, S, Pearson, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult dermatology
Athletes - statistics & numerical data
Athletes foot
Athletic Injuries - complications
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ethics
Exercise
Feet
Female
Foot Injuries - epidemiology
Humans
Infectious diseases & infestations
Letter
Male
Military personnel
Public health
Risk Factors
Stigma
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Summary:Furthermore, military personnel arguably have lower immunity especially during extended field exercises or operational deployment.2 Therefore, education and delivery of good foot hygiene is a critically important part of basic military training to reduce the impact of TP.3 This study aimed to further explore potential risk factors, including physical activity, using a qualitative mixed-methods approach with a survey and semistructured interviews to allow an effective screening tool to be designed. [...]the shoe environment plays an important role, but this is not in isolation, as the mediation analysis demonstrated that sweaty feet mediate the presence of TP in those with TO. Ethics approval This study involves human participants and was approved by the University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (reference number:
ISSN:2633-3767
2633-3775
2633-3775
DOI:10.1136/military-2023-002379