ArticleAfrican health sciences2018
Infant oral mutilation (IOM) related to traditional practices among inner city pre-school children in Sudan.
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- The Prevalence, Dental Complications, and Effects of Infant Oral Mutilation.International dental journal · 2024Pooled it
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- Traditionally removed mandibular central incisors and oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study among adolescents in Maasai populated areas, Northern Tanzania.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- 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.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
- The need for global safeguards for fundamental rights of children at risk of infant oral mutilation (IOM).BMJ global health · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Milk Teeth Extraction and Enabling Community Factors Among Under Five-Year-Old Children in Alle Special Woreda, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2022: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study; Based on Theory of Planned Behavior Model.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2022Article
- Long-term dental implications of infant oral mutilation: a case series.British dental journal · 2021Article
- The dental complications of canine tooth bud removal in 2-12 years old children in Northwest Ethiopia.BMC research notes · 2019Article
- Sexuality and other issues in Africa and beyond.African health sciences · 2018Article
- A Fatal Case of Infant Oral Mutilation Practice.Contemporary clinical dentistryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe term Infant Oral Mutilation (IOM) refers to the aggressive cultural rituals where primary canine tooth germs of infants are enucleated for therapeutic reasons.
objectivesTo determine the prevalence and risk factors for IOM among inner city pre-school children in Khartoum.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 212 randomly selected children from twelve government pre-schools in Khartoum were examined for the presence of IOM. Socio-demographic, feeding and teething-related data were collected by self-administered questionnaires.
resultsThe mean age of the sample was 4.7 years. The prevalence of clinical IOM was 10.8%. Multivariable regression analysis revealed that children who suffered from diarrhea during teething were 7.15 times more likely to have clinical IOM over their counterparts (p<0.0001). Mothers who were educated below elementary school level were 2.69 times more likely to have children showing clinical IOM (p= 0.0369).
conclusionThe present study showed that the practice of IOM is common among inner city children. Certain teething-related symptoms especially diarrhea and maternal education could be strong determinants of the malpractice of IOM.
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