title: Prevalence and correlates of fissure foot in a rural area in Tamilnadu.
abstract: Fissuring of feet is a common but neglected problem in India. In this paper an attempt has been made to determine the prevalence of fissuring of feet in a rural village in Tamilnadu. In addition the relationship of fissuring to age, sex, occupation, non-use of footwear and weight is determined Over all prevalence is found to be 48% for age's 15 years and above. The prevalence is found to be higher in females (58.4%) than in males (33.3%) and it is seen more among the housewives (63.7%) and among the farmers (41.9%). Low weight and non-use of footwear are significantly associated with fissuring. 40% of the affected group felt that this is more acute during winter. We conclude that fissuring of feet is a significant problem.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Community Medicine and Dermatology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research and PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore-641 004, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sivapriya
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Srinivas