Table 3 Diabetic patients’ foot self-care practice at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized referral hospital, northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 384)

1

Do you examine your feet?

Once a week or less (103 (26.8%))

2–6 times a week (94 (24.5%))

Once a day (136 (35.4%))

More than once a day (51 (13.3%))

2

Do you check your shoes before you put them on?

Never (58 (15.1%)) Rarely (84 (24.9%))

Sometimes (66 (17.2%)) Often (176 (45.8%))

3

Do you check your shoes when you take them off?

Never (151 (39.3%)) Rarely (77 (20.1%))

Sometimes (67 (17.4%)) Often (89 (23.2%))

4

Do you wash your feet?

A few days a week (8 (2.1%))

Most days a week (28 (7.3%))

Once a day (216 (56.2%))

More than once a day (132 (34.4%))

5

Do you check your feet are dry after washing?

Never (73 (19.0%)) Rarely (80 (20.8%))

Sometimes (74 (19.3%)) Often (157 (40.9%))

6

Do you dry between your toes?

Rarely/Never (174 (45.3%) Often (34 (8.9%))

Sometimes (93 (24.2%)) Always (83 (21.6%))

7

Do you use moisturizing cream on your feet?

Never (228 (59.4%))

About once a month (22 (5.7%))

Once a week (43 (11.2%)) Daily (91 (23.7%))

8

Do you put moisturizing cream between your toes?

Daily (59 (15.4%))

Never (268 (69.8%))

About once a week (37 (9.6%))

About once a month (20 (5.2%))

9

Are your toenails cut?

Never (7 (1.8%))

Less than once a month (98 (25.5%))

About once a month (170 (44.3%))

About once a week (109 (28.4%))

10

Do you wear slippers with no fastening?

Most of the time (41 (10.7%))

Sometimes (194 (50.5%))

Rarely (96 (25.0%))

Never (53 (13.8%))

11

Do you wear shoes without socks/stockings/tights?

Often (80 (20.8%))

Sometimes (148 (38.5%))

Rarely (90 (23.4%))

Never (66 (17.2%))

12

Do you change your socks/stockings/tights?

Less than 4 times a week (116 (30.2%))

4–6 times a week (121 (31.5%))

Daily (136 (35.4%))

More than once a day (11 (2.9%))

13

Do you walk around the house on bare feet?

Often (24 (6.3%))

Sometimes (114 (29.7%))

Rarely (40 (10.4%)

Never (206 (53.6%))

14

Do you walk outside on bare feet?

Often (6 (1.6%))

Sometimes (16 (4.2%))

Rarely (16 (4.2%))

Never (346 (90.0%))

15

Do you put your feet near the fire?

Often (4 (1.0%))

Sometimes (52 (13.5%))

Rarely (29 (7.6%))

Never (299 (77.9%))

16

Do you put a dry dressing on a blister when you get one?

Never (237 (61.7%))

Rarely (72 (18.8%))

Sometimes (56 (14.6%))

Often (19 (4.9%))

17

Do you put a dry dressing on a graze, cut, or burn when you get one?

Never (238 (62.0%))

Rarely (60 (15.6%))

Sometimes (62 (16.1%))

Often (24(6.3%))