<![CDATA[Diabetes Mellitus is chronic metabolic disease that has the characteristics hyperglikemia due to insulin deficiency and lead to diabetic foot ulcers. That complications can be prevented by performing foot self-care. The purpose of this study was to identify foot self-care in persons with diabetes mellitus in Puskesmas Rowosari Semarang. This study was a quantitative research with cross sectional approach. The sampling technique used was consecutive sampling. Diabetic Foot Self-care Questionnaire University of Malaga was used to gather the data from diabetic. Analysis of the data used were univariate which produces tables. A total of 112 diabetic participated in the study. The majority patient participated in this study were they who age range 41-60 (69,6%), female (78,6%), did not have the experience to get education (50%), and suffering from diabetes <10 years(80,4%). The result of this study showed that 52.7% of diabetic have a good category on foot self care. In conclusion, more diabetic have good foot self-care. Therefore, it is needed to give more information for patients with diabetes in order to apply the foot self-care especially the examination of the feet, using lotion, socks, and the way to get the feet warm.]]>
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