Variables | Baseline (n = 173) | Evaluation (n = 164) | P value |
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n (frequency, %) | n (frequency, %) | ||
Hygiene/washing and drying the affected limbs | 57 (32.9) | 120 (73.2) |  < 0.001 |
Wound care/care for lesions | 43 (24.9) | 84 (51.2) |  < 0.001 |
Elevation of affected limbs | 20 (11.6) | 70 (42.7) |  < 0.001 |
Exercise | 15 (8.7) | 53 (32.3) |  < 0.001 |
Prophylactic creams | 16 (9.2) | 37 (22.6) |  = 0.001 |
Prophylactic systemic antibiotics | 46 (26.6) | 16 (9.8) |  < 0.001 |
Use of shoes/sandals | 8 (4.6) | 10 (6.1) |  = 0.718 |
Traditional remedies | 37 (21.4) | 3 (1.8) |  < 0.001 |
Other (no stress, less work, etc.) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.2) |  = 0.455 |
Don’t know any prevention means | 58 (33.5) | 0 (0.0) |  < 0.001 |