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Misconceptions and traditional practices toward infant teething symptoms among mothers in eastern Sudan: a cross-sectional study
Ahmed, Mohammed Ahmed A; Salih, Karimeldin M; Al-Nafeesah, Abdullah; Adam, Ishag; Hassan, Bahaeldin A.
  • Ahmed, Mohammed Ahmed A; Gadarif University. Faculty of Medicine. College of Medicine. Gadarif. SD
  • Salih, Karimeldin M; University of Bisha. College of Medicine. Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Education. Bisha. SA
  • Al-Nafeesah, Abdullah; Qassim University. Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Unaizah. SA
  • Adam, Ishag; Qassim University. Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Unaizah. SA
  • Hassan, Bahaeldin A; King Khalid University. College of Medicine. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Abha. SA
Braz. j. oral sci ; 20: e210967, jan.-dez. 2021. tab
Article in English | BBO, LILACS | ID: biblio-1253959
ABSTRACT
There is no much published data on the mothers' false beliefs about signs and symptoms associated with teething in Sudan.

Aim:

This cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted to assess mothers` knowledge about infant teething process and to evaluate mothers' practices used to alleviate teething disturbances in Gadarif city, eastern Sudan.

Methods:

Questionnaires were used to collect data. Multivariate logistics regression models were performed and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Results/

Conclusion:

Of a total of 384 participating mothers, 126 (32.8%) had good knowledge about infant teething. The mothers' knowledge was associated with a higher number of children in the family (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.14) and with having a job (AOR = 2.22). Mothers residing in rural areas (AOR = 0.40) and mothers with lower than secondary education (AOR = 0.43) were less likely to have good knowledge about teething. Diarrhea (88.5%), fever (86.5%), an urge to bite (76.6%), and poor appetite (71.9%) were the signs and symptoms most attributed to teething by mothers. Only the mother's knowledge about teething was associated with reporting fever as a sign. A considerable number (317; 82.6%) of mothers reported performing "Dokhan" (acacia wood smoke), 313 (81.5%) preferred to administer paracetamol or other systemic analgesics, 262 (68.2%) agreed that a child with tooth eruption should be taken to a hospital or health center, and 216 (56.3%) believed that antibiotics relieved symptoms related to teething
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Signs and Symptoms / Tooth Eruption / Child / Surveys and Questionnaires / Knowledge / Mothers Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Braz. j. oral sci Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Saudi Arabia / Sudan Institution/Affiliation country: Gadarif University/SD / King Khalid University/SA / Qassim University/SA / University of Bisha/SA

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Signs and Symptoms / Tooth Eruption / Child / Surveys and Questionnaires / Knowledge / Mothers Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Braz. j. oral sci Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Saudi Arabia / Sudan Institution/Affiliation country: Gadarif University/SD / King Khalid University/SA / Qassim University/SA / University of Bisha/SA