Background: Blood transfusion is one of the most important aspects of managing patients with a variety of medical disorders like thalassemia and sickle cell anemia. Despite this fact, many Saudis hesitate to donate blood and do not know whether blood banks need blood.
Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, motivators, and barriers to blood donation among adults in Al-Qunfudah governorate, Saudi Arabia.
Background Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are one of the most common and fatal complications of diabetic patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM) that may end with their feet amputation. These complications can be prevented through the adherence of diabetic patients to their diabetes management plan and by educating them about risk factors, complications of diabetic foot, and proper foot care. To develop effective health education programs to educate diabetic patients and caregivers regarding diabetic foot and its effective care, we should first identify gaps in patients' knowledge and perception of diabetic foot and evaluate their practice of foot care.
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