Knowledge of diabetic foot complication, self-care beliefs and practices among patients attending a tertiary hospital in Eastern Uganda

Background: Non-communicable diseases are a stumbling block to global development. Among the diseases, diabetes mellitus in particular, features a major public health problem with increasing prevalence. Foot ulcer ranks first among the complication of diabetes mellitus preceded by cellulitis. This s...

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Main Authors: Samuel Olowo, Jacob Stanley Iramiot, Lydia V. Ssenyonga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139122000099