employment and income, housing and basic services, social security and access to malaria prevention measures. Data were analysed using SPSS version 17.0. Results 115 cases and 63 controls were interviewed. Income <1 USD per day, <3 years of school, marital status single, single-parent family, without social security and no bed-nets in house were not associated to malaria in pregnancy in bivariate analysis (p>0.05). Pregnant women who had a farmer as a family member (OR 2.39, 95% CI 1.12 to 5.13), bodies of water around the house (OR 4.66, 95% CI 2.24 to 9.66), house roof made of palm tree leaves (OR 2.45, 95% CI 1.16 to 5.15) were more likely to have had malaria in multivariate analysis. Conclusion In rural areas of Colombia where poverty is very common quality of house and access to basic public services explain better social differences of pregnant women that are related with malaria frequency. Introduction Diabetic foot ulcers account for many hospital admissions and is a major cause of amputations. This is preventable by effective identification, education and preventive foot care practice. Objective Determine the level of knowledge and practice of foot care among patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers. Methodology Individuals with diagnosed diabetic foot ulcers (n¼110) were selected from National Hospital of Sri Lanka for this descriptive study. They were given an interviewer administered, pretested questionnaire. Patient perceptions of foot care were enquired. A scoring system ranging from 0 to 10 was employed to analyse the responses given for level of knowledge and practice of diabetic foot care. Results Mean age was 58.4 years (SD 68.6) and 57.3% were males. Non-healing ulcers were present among 82.7% and amputations amounted to 38.2%. The control of diabetes was poor in 60%. Regarding foot care knowledge, the mean score was 8.37, 75.5% had scored above mean and 52.7% were aware of all principles of foot care. Regarding foot care practices, the mean score was 4.55, 47.3% participants had scored below mean and 22.7% did not practice any foot care principle and hence scored 0. A Statistically significant difference exists between the foot care knowledge and practice scores (p<0.001, z¼À8.151). 51% have not been educated prior to the occurrence of complications. Conclusion Results demonstrate a satisfactory knowledge on diabetic foot care but practices of preventive techniques were unsatisfactory. Good patient follow-up to increase compliance would help to improve this situation. SP5-14
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