Research Article
Magnitude and Reasons for Harmful Traditional Practices among Children Less Than 5 Years of Age in Axum Town, North Ethiopia, 2013
Table 2
Harmful traditional practices among children less than five years old in Axum Town, North Ethiopia, 2013.
| Variable | Frequency () | Percent (%) |
| Information about HTPs | | | Yes | 746 | 99.2 | No | 6 | 0.8 | Information by type of HTPs* | | | Uvula cutting | 588 | 78.2 | Female genital mutilation (FGM) | 493 | 65.5 | Milk teeth extraction (MTE) | 380 | 50.5 | Eyebrow incision | 362 | 48.1 | Bloodletting | 308 | 40.9 | Source of information* | | | Mass media | 314 | 41.7 | Health personnel | 410 | 54.5 | Family members | 372 | 49.5 | Meeting | 127 | 16.9 | Others** | 4 | 0.5 | Any HTPs performed on mother | | | Yes | 618 | 82.2 | No | 134 | 17.8 | Type of HTPs performed on mother* | | | Uvula cutting | 599 | 79.6 | Female genital mutilation | 5 | 0.7 | Milk teeth extraction | 43 | 5.7 | Eyebrow incision | 116 | 15.4 | Bloodletting | 16 | 2.13 | HTPs performed on children | | | Yes | 660 | 87.8 | No | 92 | 12.2 | In how many children | | | All children | 209 | 27.8 | Only one child | 158 | 21.0 | Two children | 175 | 23.3 | Three and above | 118 | 15.7 | Minor problems happened after HTPs were performed | | | Yes | 80 | 10.6 | No | 580 | 77.1 | Which problems happened after HTPs were performed | | | Bleeding | 16 | 2.1 | Swelling | 8 | 1.1 | Difficulty of swallowing | 45 | 6.0 | Wound or infection | 11 | 1.5 |
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More than one answer was given; **others = school.
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