Table 3 Reasons associated with harmful traditional practices among children less the 5 years in Axum town north Ethiopia, 2013
Variable | Frequency (n = 742) | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Reasons to perform MTE* | Prevent diarrhea and vomiting | 62 | 8.2 |
Prevent problems of growth | 5 | 0.7 | |
development | |||
Root of teeth grows worms | 21 | 2.8 | |
MTE prevents or cures disease | 9 | 1.2 | |
Prevents teething problems | 8 | 1.1 | |
Reason to perform Eye borrow incision | Treatment of eye disease | 18 | 2.4 |
Thinking if HTPs are harmful | Yes | 484 | 64.4 |
No | 268 | 35.6 | |
Which HTPs are harmful* | FGM | 472 | 62.7 |
Eye borrow incision | 338 | 44.9 | |
bloodletting | 336 | 44.7 | |
Milk teeth extraction | 315 | 41.9 | |
Uvula cutting | 168 | 22.3 | |
Why HTPs are not harmful | The child will be harmed | 213 | 28.3 |
Previous experience of child death because of HTPs | 25 | 3.3 | |
It is our culture | 30 | 4.0 | |
Will you perform in the future | Yes | 403 | 53.6 |
No | 349 | 46.4 | |
Should HTPs eradicated | Yes | 349 | 46.4 |
No | 403 | 53.6 | |
Why HTPs shouldn’t eradicated | Beneficial Against culture | 367 | 48.8 |
Against culture | 36 | 4.8 | |