Prevalence of Primary Tooth Extraction and Its Associated Factors Among Under-Five-Year-Old Children in Debre Tabor Town, North-Central Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Under-Five-Year Children and Caregivers in Debre Tabor Town, 2020 (n=370)

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age of the child (months)
0–11	37	10.0
12–34	93	25.1
35+	240	64.9
Sex of the child
Male	221	59.7
Female	149	40.3
Residence
Urban	295	79.7
Rural	75	20.3
Age of parents/care takers in (years)
< 20	142	38.4
20–29	129	34.9
30–39	60	16.2
> =40	39	10.5
Care giver
Mother	288	77.8
Father	82	22.2
Marital status
Single	38	10.3
Married	304	82.2
Divorced	15	4.0
Widow	13	3.5
Level of education
Illiterate	41	11.1
Able to read and write	36	9.7
Primary education	147	39.7
Secondary education	84	22.2
Tertiary and above	62	16.8
Job/Occupation
House wife	101	27.1
Farmer	30	8.1
Merchant	85	23
Daily laborer	60	12.7
Private	47	12.7
Government	47	16.2
Religion
Orthodox	320	86.5
Muslim	26	7
Protestant	24	6.4
Monthly income in ETB
≤500	4	1.1
501–1000	26	7.0
>1000	340	91.9

Abbreviation: ETB, Ethiopian birr.

Table 2 Awareness of Parents About Primary Teeth Extraction Among Their Under-Five-Year Children, in Debre Tabor Town, 2020 (n=370)

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Have you ever heard about MTE
Yes	319	86.2
No	51	13.8
Milk teeth are maggots
Yes	139	37.6
No	231	62.4
Milk teeth Causes diarrhea
Yes	221	54.1
No	170	45.9
Community’s cultural practice for primary tooth
Taken to a health facility	101	27.3
Taken to the local healer for removal	194	52.4
Rub the gum with garlic	75	20.3
A child will be thin if primary teeth are not removed.
True	54	14.6
False	316	86.4
Modern medicine health workers know nothing about primary teeth.
True	50	13.5
False	320	86.5
Primary teeth can only recognized by village elders.
True	68	18.4
False	302	81.6
Primary teeth can best be treated by;
Modern medicine	267	72.2
Traditional medicine	103	27.8

Abbreviation: PTE, primary tooth extraction.

Table 3 Source of Information, Reasons and Other Factors About Primary Teeth Extraction Among Under-Five-Year Children, in Debre Tabor Town, 2020 G.C, (n=370)

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Did you heard about PTE?
Yes	319	86.2
No	51	13.8
Sources of information
Relatives	149	40.3
Local leaders	112	30.3
Religious leaders	30	8.1
Health workers	40	10.8
Media	39	10.5
History of traditional medicines
Yes	103	27.8
No	267	72.2
Consultation
Health-workers	90	24.3
Elders in the community	132	35.7
Their parents	93	25.1
Traditional healers	55	14.9
Reason for PTE
Diarrhea	28	7.6
High grade fever	13	3.5
Decision makers
Biological parents	26	7.1
Grandparent	12	3.2
Other relatives	3	0.8
Age in month of the child during PTE
0–11	15	4.0
12–34	18	4.9
35+	8	2.2
Primary teeth extractor
Parent/caretaker of the child	6	1.6
Local healer/traditional birth attendant	35	9.5
Materials used for PTE
Metallic wires	26	7.1
Needles	9	2.4
Razor blade	6	1.6

Abbreviation: PTE, primary tooth extraction.

Figure 1 Prevalence of primary teeth extraction among under-five-year children and caregivers in Debre Tabor town, 2020 (n=370).

Table 4 Factors Associated with Primary Teeth Extraction Among Under-Five Children in Debre Tabor Town, 2020

Variables	Primary Teeth Extraction		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95%, CI)
	Yes	No
Sex of the child
Male	29	192	1.72(0.85–3.50)	2.17(0.63–3.53)
Female	12	137	1	1
Level of education
Illiterate	8	33	2.26(0.72–7.090)	1.51(0.44–5.20)
Able to read and write	11	25	4.11(1.37–12.35)	3.97(1.20–13.09)*
Primary	7	140	1.12(0.38–3.33)	1.17(0.36–3.77)
Secondary	9	75	0.47(0.15–1.45)	0.88(0.26–3.02)
Tertiary and above	6	56	1	1
Caregiver
Mother	41	247	2.60(0.67–9.96)	0.35(0.15–0.82)*
Father	25	57	1	1
Occupation
House wife	11	90	0.43(0.14–1.38)	0.41(0.17–1.87)
Farmer	7	23	0.52(0.15–1.76)	0.44(0.18–1.99)
Merchant	6	79	0.69(0.25–1.93)	0.92(0.48–1.77)
Daily laborer	5	55	1.74(0.54–5.58)	1.91(0.83–3.23)
Private	5	42	0.82(0.22–3.05)
Government	7	40	1	1
Awareness
Poor	39	262	4.98(1.17–21.18)	6.15(1.56–27.56)*
Good	2	67	1	1
History of traditional medicines
Yes	29	74	8.32(4.05–17.12)]	6.65(3.09–14.34)*
No	12	255	1	1
Consultation
Health-workers	3	87	0.29(0.08–1.04)	0.34(0.09–1.11)
Their parents	11	82	1.13(0.48–2.62)	1.31(0.67–5.71)
Traditional healers	13	42	2.61(1.13–6.00)	2.30(0.83–7.08)
Elders in the community	14	118	1	1

Note: *Statistically significant at p-value ≤0.05.