Foot self-care in diabetes mellitus: Evaluation of patient awareness

•Foot examination is important in preventing diabetic foot infections.•Diabetic patients should have regular foot care every day.•Foot care training has created awareness among diabetic patients. To assess diabetic patients’ knowledge and practices regarding foot care. This study was conducted as a cross-sectional study in 1030 patients between November 2017 and February 2018.The descriptive survey instrument was developed by the investigators. Survey content and format were based on prior surveys and guidelines. The survey sought socio-demographic characteristics of the patients and the level of knowledge about diabetic foot care practice. 29.5% of patients had bad foot care, 49.6% of patients had moderate foot care and 20.8% of patients had good foot care. There were no significant differences between patient groups in regard to age, gender, foot infection history and having undergone amputation surgery. We found that patients who good at foot care had higher education status (p