Watanabe, Emi, McBride, Colleen M, Tora, Abebayehu, Ayode, Desta A, Farrell, David and Davey, Gail (2014) Use of footwear and foot condition among rural Ethiopian school children. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 4 (4). pp. 323-325. ISSN 2210-6006
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate whether shoe-wearing affords foot protection among school children living in southern Ethiopia.
METHODS
Data collectors conducted a standardized foot assessment with children in an elementary school in southern Ethiopia (N=168).
RESULTS
54% reported wearing shoes consistently in the prior three days. Children wearing closed-toed shoes showed less adherent soil and toe nail dystrophy than those wearing open-toed sandals. There were no differences by shoe type with regard to signs of foot trauma or heel fissures.
CONCLUSIONS
Shoe wearing provided limited foot protection. Interventions are needed to build behavioral skills, including foot washing and wearing appropriate shoes that maximize foot protection.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Footwear; Prevention; Children; Assessment |
Schools and Departments: | Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Global Health and Infection |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine > RA0440 Study and teaching. Research R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine > RA0773 Personal health and hygiene Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene |
Depositing User: | Gharib Murbe |
Date Deposited: | 19 Feb 2015 13:16 |
Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2017 14:52 |
URI: | http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/53006 |
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