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Table 3 Association between knowledge items and socio-demographic profile of the mothers’

From: Misconceptions and traditional practices towards infant teething symptoms among mothers in Southwest Ethiopia

 

Knowledge items

Socio-demographic variables

Delayed eruption of teeth may be an indication of the presence of systemic disease

Value(P-value)

Babies’ teeth start to erupt around 6–7 months of Age

Value(P-value)

The first teeth to appear in the mouth are lower central incisors

Value(P-value)

The eruption of teeth gets completed at approximately 2 years of age

Value(P-value)

Age

3.33(0.776)

12.13(0.031)

4.14(0.629)

5.22(0.497)

Educational level

7.93(0.644)

9.45(0.424)

14.51(0.083)

18.99(0.019)

Place of residence

1.5(0.477)

2.75(0.286)

9.89(0.006€)

11.25(0.002)

  1. Fisher’s exact test