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Table 4 Symptoms ascribed to teething by mothers

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

Symptoms

Frequency (%)

Total

Yes

No

Fever

52(48.6%)

55(51.4%)

107(100%)

Diarrhea

97(90.7%)

10(9.3%)

107(100%)

Vomiting

38(35.5%)

69(64.5%)

107(100%)

Irritability

78(72.9%)

29(27.1%)

107(100%)

Poor appetite

66(61.7%)

41(38.3%)

107(100%)

  1. The numbers do not add up to 100 because of multiple symptoms by many of the mothers
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