A cross sectional study on factors associated with harmful traditional practices among children less than 5 years in Axum town, north Ethiopia, 2013

Table 2 Harmful traditional practices among children less than five years in Axum town, North Ethiopia, 2013

Variable		Frequency (n)	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
	Eye borrow 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
	Eye borrow incision	116	15.4
	Bloodletting	16	2.13
HTPs performed on children	Yes	660	87.8
	No	92	12.2
Types of HTPs performed on children*	Uvula cutting	654	86.9
	Milk teeth extraction	94	12.5
	Eye borrow incision	18	2.4

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