Kiến thức, thực hành phòng biến chứng bàn chân của người bệnh đái tháo đường typ 2 tại bệnh viện 19-8 Bộ Công An, 2012

The study was conducted to describe "Knowledge and practices to prevent foot complications of patients with type-2 diabetes and some relevant factors". Cross-sectional design have been implemented on 347 patients with Type-2 diabetes who receive treatment at the Endocrinology department of 198 Hospital- Ministry of Publish security from April to August in 2012. Results: 62.8 percent ofthe patients have satisfactory knowledge and 66 percent of the patients have satisfactory practices. There is statistically significant correlation (p0.05) between education, duration of illness, complication rates of patients with the knowledge and practice of prevention of foot complications.