Factors associated with knowledge and attitude of nursing students toward diabetic ulcer care
Yunita Sari, Arif Setyo Upoyo, Annas Sumeru

Department of Nursing, Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia

Abstract

Background: Indonesia has a high prevalence of diabetic foot ulcer. Nursing students should have good knowledge and positive attitudes regarding diabetic ulcer care. However, it is still unknown the factors associated with nursing students^ knowledge and attitude toward diabetic ulcer care
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors associated with nursing students^ knowledge and attitude toward diabetic ulcer care.
Methods: The design of the study was A cross-sectional study. The samples were 396 academic and clinical phases in three nursing schools in Indonesia. Participants completed a survey including a questionnaire about knowledge and attitudes regarding diabetic ulcer care. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the data.
Results: Students undergoing clinical phase of their studies had significantly better knowledge than those in the academic phase (aOR = 9.99, 95% CI 4.96-20.08, P < 0.001). Male nursing students were significantly less likely to have positive attitude toward the topic than female students (aOR = 0.42, 95% CI 0.19-0.96, P = 0.048), and students accustomed to sharing with peers as a source of knowledge had better attitudes than those who were not (aOR = 2.76, 95% CI 1.40-5.41, P = 0.003).
Conclusion: Nursing schools need to improve the curriculum regarding diabetic ulcer care and provide suitables programs to improve students^ knowledge and attitudes based on the factors discovered in this study.

Keywords: Attitude, diabetic ulcer, knowledge, nursing students

Topic: Nursing care