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Foot examination in adults with diabetes in Argentina by education, health coverage and region

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  • Alen, Horacio
  • horacioenfermero@hotmail.com

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Introduction: Annual foot examination reduces diabetic foot ulcers and amputations, yet coverage is low across Latin America and has not been quantified nationally in Argentina. Methods: This cross-sectional analysis used the 2018 National Survey of Risk Factors of Argentina, restricted to adults aged 18 years and over with self-reported diabetes. The outcome was a foot examination by a health professional in the last 12 months. Weighted prevalence and design-based 95% confidence intervals were estimated with survey expansion factors and 200 bootstrap replicates; crude and adjusted odds ratios were obtained by weighted logistic regression adjusting for sex and age. Results: Among 3,908 adults with diabetes, 31% (95% CI 28.50-33.50) reported a foot examination in the last 12 months. After adjustment, education, health coverage and region were not associated with the outcome, whereas women had lower odds than men (OR 0.67; 95% CI 0.53-0.85) and older age increased the odds (OR 1.24 per 10 years; 95% CI 1.14-1.35). Conclusions: Foot examination coverage among adults with diabetes in Argentina is low and, contrary to expectation, does not differ by education, health coverage or region after adjustment; the shortfall is broadly distributed, with women and younger adults least examined.

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  • Alen, Horacio & horacioenfermero@hotmail.com, 2026. "Foot examination in adults with diabetes in Argentina by education, health coverage and region," SAP Podiatry, South American Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:cwf:podart:pod2026254
    DOI: 10.62486/pod2026254
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