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Table 2 Distribution of respondents by specific questions related to nylon teeth myth

From: Current status of nylon teeth myth in Tanzania: a cross sectional study

History of nylon teeth

Number

Percent

Have you ever heard about nylon teeth?

 Yes

614

45.2

 No

745

54.8

 

1359

100.0

If yes, are nylon teeth a reality or just a belief?

 Reality

283

46.1

 Just a belief

240

39.1

 I don’t know

91

14.8

 Total

614

100.0

Has the nylon teeth belief ever existed in this village/area?

 Never existed

165

26.9

 Existed but disappeared

187

30.5

 Exists now

262

42.7

 Total

614

100.0

During the last 2 years, have any child in your family, close relative or friend suspected to have developed nylon teeth?

 Yes

135

51.5

 No

127

48.5

 Total

262

100.0

During the last 2 years, have any child in your family, close relative or friend believed to have died of nylon teeth?

 Yes

30

11.5

 No

232

88.5

 Total

262

100.0