Abstract
Assess the quality of cross-sectional studies through the application of the STROBE initiative (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology). Analytical study of cross-sectional and retrospective from studies recruited in the database PUBMED with the following search keywords: ("Diabetic Foot" [Mesh]) AND ("Prevalence" [Mesh] OR "Cross-Sectional Studies" [ Mesh]) MeSH terms for diabetic foot included the following terms: Foot, diabetic, diabetic Feet, Feet, diabetic foot Ulcer, diabetic. The study was conducted in the Amazon Metropolitan College in Belém do Pará. Among the articles analyzed, 10.5% had a domain "talk" inappropriate, 31.98% contained the area "Result" inappropriate. The topic "Further Information" was rated inadequate 21.05% of the time; "Introduction" inappropriate 10.53% of the time domain "title and summary" inappropriate 5.26% of the time. It can be concluded beforehand that the STROBE Initiative is shown as an important tool to guide authors who wish to conduct research, particularly cross, corroborating a better methodological structure and superior quality of the studies. This further studies are needed to examine the quality used in cross-sectional studies by STROBE tool.