Foot examination coverage and inequalities among adults with diabetes in Brazil

Raydel Guerra-Chagime, Analía Ortigoza, Aortigoz@eue.unt.edu.ar, Lucía Gerez and Lugagerez@eue.unt.edu.ar

SAP Podiatry, 2024

Abstract: Introduction: Periodic foot examination prevents diabetic foot ulcers and amputations, yet its population coverage and socioeconomic distribution in Brazil are poorly documented. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of the 2013 and 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey. Adults aged 18 years or older with self-reported diabetes were included. Coverage of foot examination by a health professional was estimated with design-based methods and inequalities were quantified by income, race/color, region and health service use. Survey-weighted Poisson regression estimated adjusted prevalence ratios. Results: Overall coverage of ever having the feet examined reached 46.8% (95% CI 45.13-48.52). Coverage differed by income quintile, race/color, region and health service use, and the absolute difference between the richest and poorest quintiles was 19.9 percentage points in 2019. Conclusions: Foot examination coverage among Brazilian adults with diabetes is incomplete and unequal, with lower coverage concentrated in socioeconomically disadvantaged groups.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.62486/pod2024108

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