Misconceptions and traditional practices towards infant teething symptoms among mothers in Southwest Ethiopia

Misconceptions and traditional practices towards infant teething symptoms among mothers in Southwest Ethiopia

Abstract Background The assumption of a link between common symptoms such as febrile illness, diarrhea and the eruption of primary teeth has been established over many centuries. According to traditional beliefs in Ethiopia, diarrhea and fever at the time of milk teeth eruption may be due to a worm...

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Main Authors: Addis Getaneh, Fikirte Derseh, Michael Abreha, Tewodros Yirtaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Subjects:
Teeth eruption
Symptoms
Infant
Culture
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-018-0619-y

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