Use of footwear and foot condition among rural Ethiopian school children
Objective: To evaluate whether shoe-wearing affords foot protection among school children living in southern Ethiopia. Methods: Data collectors conducted a standardized foot assessment with children in an elementary school in southern Ethiopia (N = 168). Results: 54% reported wearing shoes consist...
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| author | Emi Watanabe Colleen M. McBride Abebayehu Tora Desta A. Ayode David Farrell Gail Davey |
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| description | Objective: To evaluate whether shoe-wearing affords foot protection among school children living in southern Ethiopia.
Methods: Data collectors conducted a standardized foot assessment with children in an elementary school in southern Ethiopia (N = 168).
Results: 54% reported wearing shoes consistently in the prior three days. Children wearing closed-toed shoes showed less adherent soil and toe nail dystrophy than those wearing open-toed sandals. There were no differences by shoe type with regard to signs of foot trauma or heel fissures.
Conclusions: Shoe wearing provided limited foot protection. Interventions are needed to build behavioral skills, including foot washing and wearing appropriate shoes that maximize foot protection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df8963efb74541759f6ae20a02426ad52022-12-22T02:30:23ZengSpringerJournal of Epidemiology and Global Health2210-60062019-04-014410.1016/j.jegh.2014.06.001Use of footwear and foot condition among rural Ethiopian school childrenEmi WatanabeColleen M. McBrideAbebayehu ToraDesta A. AyodeDavid FarrellGail DaveyObjective: To evaluate whether shoe-wearing affords foot protection among school children living in southern Ethiopia. Methods: Data collectors conducted a standardized foot assessment with children in an elementary school in southern Ethiopia (N = 168). Results: 54% reported wearing shoes consistently in the prior three days. Children wearing closed-toed shoes showed less adherent soil and toe nail dystrophy than those wearing open-toed sandals. There were no differences by shoe type with regard to signs of foot trauma or heel fissures. Conclusions: Shoe wearing provided limited foot protection. Interventions are needed to build behavioral skills, including foot washing and wearing appropriate shoes that maximize foot protection.https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125905985/viewFootwearPreventionChildrenAssessment |
| spellingShingle | Emi Watanabe Colleen M. McBride Abebayehu Tora Desta A. Ayode David Farrell Gail Davey Use of footwear and foot condition among rural Ethiopian school children Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health Footwear Prevention Children Assessment |
| title | Use of footwear and foot condition among rural Ethiopian school children |
| title_full | Use of footwear and foot condition among rural Ethiopian school children |
| title_fullStr | Use of footwear and foot condition among rural Ethiopian school children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of footwear and foot condition among rural Ethiopian school children |
| title_short | Use of footwear and foot condition among rural Ethiopian school children |
| title_sort | use of footwear and foot condition among rural ethiopian school children |
| topic | Footwear Prevention Children Assessment |
| url | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125905985/view |
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