Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Preventive Self-Care on Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Type II Diabetic Patients, Muang Roi-Et District, Roi-Et Province, Thailand

Abstract

Lower extremity amputation and diabetic foot ulcer is a burden for Thailand health care system. The same proves in Roi-Et  province, Thailand  in terms of morbidity, health care expenses, as well as mortality. Preventive self-care information is required to be given for diabetic patients. The objective of this study were to (1) assess the demographic data, the level of knowledge, the level of attitudes, and the level of practice of preventive self-care for diabetic foot ulcer of the respondents (2) study the factors associated with the practice of preventive self-care for diabetic foot ulcer of the respondents. This study is a cross-sectional study with an interview questionnaire conducted from September to December 2009. A total of respondents were 300 respondents through quota sampling from the 800 out-patient department patients who were registered as diabetic patients at the Diabetic Foot Clinic at Roi-Et Hospital. The results revealed that the respondents’ knowledge level was moderate (66.0%), their attitude on high level (75.3%), and their practice was also on high level (50.7%). In addition, some socio-demographic data, knowledge, and attitude were identified as factors associated with the practice of preventive self-care on diabetic foot ulcer in diabetic type II patients. Further improvement of local diabetes care program should be improved.