Agony resulting from cultural practices of canine bud extraction among children under five years in selected slums of Makindye: a cross sectional study

dc.contributor.authorAtim, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorNagaddya, Teddy
dc.contributor.authorNakaggwa, Florence
dc.contributor.authorN-Mboowa, Mary G.
dc.contributor.authorKirabira, Peter
dc.contributor.authorOkiria, John C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-03T05:46:55Z
dc.date.available2022-03-03T05:46:55Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractCanine Bud Extraction (CBE) is a process of removing or gouging children’s healthy canine tooth buds embedded underneath the gum using traditional unsterilized tools. The practice of CBE commonly known as false teeth removal continues to be an adopted cultural intervention of choice, in the prevention of morbidity and mortality from common childhood illnesses. However, it is a practice against the rights of the children with serious consequences. While CBE is associated with the perceived myth of curative gains, the agony emanating from the cultural practice exposes children to ill-health conditions such as dehydration, malnutrition, blood-borne diseases like HIV/AIDs, septicemia, fever and death. This research sought to understand the factors underpinning the practice of CBE among urban slum dwellers. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted from five randomly selected slums in Makindye division; 298 household heads or guardians with children below 5 years, who had ever suffered from false teeth were interviewed. The variables measured included guardians’ socio-demographic profiles, determinants of CBE, common childhood illnesses assumed to be treated with CBE and the reported side-effects associated with the practice. Results: Of the 298 respondents with children who had ever suffered from “false teeth” interviewed, 56.7% had two or more children below 5 years and 31.9% were from the central region. The proportion of households practicing CBE was 90.3%; 69.8% of the caretakers mentioned that it was done by traditional healers and for 12.1% by trained health workers (dentists). Number of children (OR = 2.8, 95% CI: 1.1–7.2) and the belief that CBE is bad (OR = 0.1, 95% CI: < 0.001, p < 0.001) had a statistically significant association with CBE. Additionally, number of children (χ2 = 4.9, p = 0.027) and 2 sets of beliefs (CBE treats diarrhea (χ2 = 12.8, p = 0.0017) and CBE treats fever (χ2 = 15.1, p = 0.0005) were independent predictors of CBE practice. A total of 55.7% respondents knew that there were side effects to CBE and 31% mentioned death as one of them.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAtim, F., Nagaddya, T., Nakaggwa, F., N-Mboowa, M. G., Kirabira, P., & Okiria, J. C. (2018). Agony resulting from cultural practices of canine bud extraction among children under five years in selected slums of Makindye: a cross sectional study. BMC Oral Health, 18(1), 1-8.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-018-0599-yen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-018-0599-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2423
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Oral Healthen_US
dc.subjectCanine bud extractionen_US
dc.subjectCultural practicesen_US
dc.subjectChildren slumsen_US
dc.titleAgony resulting from cultural practices of canine bud extraction among children under five years in selected slums of Makindye: a cross sectional studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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