Prevalence and associated factors of foot deformity among adult diabetic patients on follow-up at Debre Markos comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022, cross-sectional study.

"Declarations Ethical approval and consent to participateEthical clearance was obtained from University of Gondar, school of medicine, College of medicine and health sciences ethical review committee (reference number: SOM /1618/2022). All respondents of this study were aged 18 years or above. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants after a detailed explanation of the purpose, benefit, and risk of the study. They were assured confidentiality, as information obtained will not be disclosed to anyone. Study participants were requested to sign the consent form to declare that the study was done based on their free decision. For illiterate respondents, the informed consent was obtained from legal representatives. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Conflict of interestThe authors of this study declares that there is no conflict of interest, financial or otherwise. Conflict of interest The authors of this study declares that there is no conflict of interest, financial or otherwise."

"Funding This study received no external funding."