Open AccessAttitude and knowledge about foot care among diabetic patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Zainab J Alshammari,
Leila Abdullah Alsaid,
P J Parameaswari,
Abrar A Alzahrani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_248_19
Subject(s) - medicine , foot (prosody) , diabetic foot , foot care , diabetes mellitus , diabetic foot ulcer , family medicine , physical therapy , philosophy , linguistics , endocrinology
Saudi Arabia ranks second as the highest country with the highest prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in the Middle East and seventh in the world. Knowledge, attitude, and good practice for foot care are essential in the management and prevention of diabetic foot ulcers.