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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diabetic Foot Ulcers among Type 2 Diabetic Patients at Shar Hospital in Sulaimanyah/Iraq | ||
| Mosul Journal of Nursing | ||
| Volume 12, Issue 2, July 2024 | ||
| Document Type: Original Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/mjn.2025.140411.1073 | ||
| Author | ||
| chnar Mohammed Raouf* | ||
| Bachelor Nurse, Worked at smart health tower. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Diabetes and its complications including foot ulcers constitute a global public health challenge attributing to a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Foot ulcer is one of the long-term complication of diabetes mellitus, which lead to infection, and amputation of lower extremities. Objectives: To assess the prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers and associated factors among diabetic patients. Patients and methods: After permission the researcher interviewed and assessed diabetic patients with and without foot ulcers of the subjects before data collection explaining to them the objectives of the study and gaining their verbal permission and cooperation to be involved and informed consent was granted, consequently, data has been collected through on patients attending Shar hospital. Results: Out of 220 patients, we identified 200 patients, 130 patients diabetic without ulcers and 70 patients with diabetic foot ulcers. The prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers was 35%. The mean age of patients with DFD was Mean ± SD, 61.5 ±11.4 diabetic without ulcers and 59.4±10.6 diabetic foot ulcers years and 55.5 % were female. In the multivariable descriptive models, male gender, diabetes duration, hypertension and insulin admits were strongly associated with diabetic feet disease. A previous history of DFD was the stronger risk factor for DFD, 58.6 % the patient's diabetic foot ulcers. Occurrence in subjects with T2DM, Conclusion: The prevalence of DFU among diabetic patients in this study was 35 % Occupation and place of residence were factors associated with DFU. Patient education on foot care may reduce the incidence of DFU. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Types 2 Diabetic mellitus,,; ,،Diabetic food ulcer,,; ,،risk factor,,; ,،prevelance | ||
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