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Table 9 Association between treatments of teething and socio-demographic characteristics

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

 

Paracetamol

Rubbing the gum with garlic

Giving pacifier

Herbs

Salt water

Extraction

Nothing

Age

4.58 (0.421)

10.74 (0.008)

1.02 (0.788)

1.83 (0.630)

10.53 (0.01)

10.67 (0.008)

10.21 (0.01)

Education al level

6.65 (0.439)

6.75 (0.187)

5.74 (0.250)

2.29 (0.853)

11.003 (0.021)

3.77 (0.535)

10.02 (0.057)

Place of Residence

1.00 (0.86)

1.00 (0.576)

1.00 (0.463)

0.254 (0.254)

0.354 (0.242)

0.629 (0.424)

0.415 (0.273)

  1. Fisher’s exact test: value (p-value)