Foot and Shoe Size Awareness
whether a statistically significant change in proportions has occurred at two time points on the same population . When asked pre-measurement if they would have their feet measured again , 54 % said yes , while 70 % said yes at the post-measurement for foot size . This was a 16 % increase , and this percentage was significant at a p-value of 0.033 ( see Table 1 ). When asked about the importance of having their feet measured pre-measurement , 84 % said yes . Post-measurement , 98 % said yes to the importance of having their feet measured . This was an increase of 14 % and was significant at a p-value of 0.016 ( see Tables 2-4 ).
Discussion
We were able to promote an understanding of foot health through educating the community and to create public awareness of the necessity of measuring their feet when purchasing shoes in an attempt to prevent irreparable foot pathology created by illfitting shoes . The data also indicate that most participants knew their correct shoe to foot size length . However , participants were unaware of the correct width of their feet .
No funding or support was received for work performed in this research .
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