Research Article
Diabetic Foot Complications and Associated Factors among Diabetic Patients Who Attended Noncommunicable Disease Clinics in the Kollam District of South India-A Quality Improvement Project
Author(s):
Subodh S Satheesh* and Subash Philip
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus has become a common metabolic disorder
and a fast growing public health concern over the years. Among the diabetic
complications, foot disorders lead to lower extremity infections and tissue
breakdown, resulting in signi icant health and socioeconomic burden on the
patients. When it comes to diabetic foot amputations performed in India
75% of them are done in neuropathic feet with a secondary infection that can
be prevented. Objective: To assess the prevalence of Diabetic Foot
Syndrome (DFS) and the associated risk factors among people with diabetes
mellitus. Methodology: A healthy facility based cross-sectional study was
conducted in randomly selected CHCs and PHCs of the Kollam district,
India between the periods from March to August 2019. The sample size
was 851 and w.. Read More»
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