Use of footwear and foot condition among rural Ethiopian school children

Emi Watanabe; Colleen M. McBride; Abebayehu Tora; Desta A. Ayode; David Farrell; Gail Davey

doi:10.1016/j.jegh.2014.06.001

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Use of footwear and foot condition among rural Ethiopian school children

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Emi Watanabe^a, Colleen M. McBride^a^{, *}^,cmmcbri@emory.edu, Abebayehu Tora^b, Desta A. Ayode^b, David Farrell^c, Gail Davey^d

^aSocial and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, United States

^bCollege of Social Science, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

^cPeople Designs Inc., Durham, NC, United States

^dBrighten and Sussex Medical School, United Kingdom

^*Corresponding author. Address: Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE, GCR 564, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States.

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Colleen M. McBridecmmcbri@emory.edu

Received 18 March 2014, Revised 30 May 2014, Accepted 8 June 2014, Available Online 23 August 2014.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jegh.2014.06.001 How to use a DOI?
Keywords: Footwear; Prevention; Children; Assessment
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.
Open Access: This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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Publication Date: 2014/08/23
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