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Guesh Teklu Woldemariam,1 Niguse Tadele Atnafu,2 Yosief Tsige Radie,2 Getahun Tarekegn Wolde,3 Teklehaimanot Tesfay Gebreagziabher,1 Tesfay Gebreslassie Gebrehiwot,1 Yared Haileselassie Teka,1 Milete Gebrehiwot Hagos,1 Haftamu Mamo Hagezom,4 Hailu Belay Yigzaw,4 Haftom Tesfay Gebremedhin,4 Hagos Mehari Mezgebo,4 Alem Gebremariam5 1Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Adigrat University, Tigrai, Ethiopia; 2School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 3Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 4Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Adigrat University, Tigrai, Ethiopia; 5Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Adigrat University, Tigrai, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Guesh Teklu WoldemariamDepartment of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Adigrat University, Postal Address: 50, Tigrai, EthiopiaTel +251940304140Email gueshomt21@gmail.comBackground: Diabetic foot ulcer is among the commonest complications of diabetic mellitus attributed to a number of morbidity and mortality cases in diabetic patients. Nowadays, the incidence of diabetic foot ulcer is increasing due to the increased prevalence of diabetes. However, the risk factors of the problem are less studied in Ethiopia. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the determinants of diabetic foot ulcer among adult patients with diabetes attending a diabetic clinic in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2019.Patients and Methods: An institution-based unmatched case–control study was conducted on 161 patients with diabetes (53 patients with diabetes with foot ulcer and 108 patients with diabetes without foot ulcer). Cases were selected from patients with diabetes with foot ulcer by consecutive sampling technique and controls from patients with diabetes without diabetic foot ulcer by systematic random sampling technique. A binary ... |