Table 3 The answers on aspects related to tooth removal given by 173 adolescents with infant oral mutilation (IOM)
Questions asked | Answers given to questions asked (number (%)) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
“Who removed teeth?” | dentist | healer | other person | do not know | not recorded |
4 (2.3) | 21 (12.3) | 90 (52.0) | 57 (33.0) | 1 (0.6) | |
“Which tool was used to remove teeth?” | nail/needle | knife | other | do not know | not recorded |
0 (0) | 93 (53.8) | 23 (13.3) | 55 (31.8) | 2 (1.2) | |
“Who brought you for tooth removal?” | parents | friends | other | do not know | not recorded |
104 (60.1) | 0 (0) | 6 (3.5) | 60 (34.7) | 3 (1.7) | |
“How do you likea your teeth?” | happy | do not like (miss)b | do not like (other)c | do not know | not recorded |
139 (80.4) | 27 (15.6) | 7 (4.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
“Why was tooth removal carried out?” | ritual | esthetic | sick | do not know | not recorded |
151 (87.3) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 19 (11.0) | 1 (0.6) | |
“Is pain control used during tooth removal?” | no | yes | do not know | not recorded | |
103 (59.5) | 5 (2.9) | 62 (35.8) | 3 (1.7) | ||
“Is tooth removal a tribe tradition?” | no | yes | do not know | not recorded | |
170 (98.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.6) | ||
“Is tooth removal a family practice?” | no | yes | do not know | not recorded | |
146 (84.4) | 24 (14.0) | 3 (1.7) | 0 (0) | ||
“Is tooth removal seen also in siblings?” | no | yes | do not know | not recorded | |
21 (12.3) | 151 (87.3) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | ||