ANNELERİN ÇOCUKLARININ DİŞ ÇIKARMA DÖNEMİNDE KULLANDIKLARI FARMAKOLOJİK VE GELENEKSEL YÖNTEMLERİN BELİRLENMESİ

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to determine the pharmacological and traditional methods used by mothers during teething period of their children. Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 383 mothers. The data were collected via a web-based questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the mothers was 31.08 ± 6.04 (19-53 years old) and the mean age of the children were 19.19±11.50 (1-36) months. The children had teething at an average of 7.25±2.14 (1-10) months. 74.2% of the mothers had a problem during their children’s teething period. The rate of mothers using traditional methods to deal with the teething problems was 64.8%. Depending on the traditional methods used, 33.7% of the mothers had harm. The rate of mothers using medicines to manage teething problems was 51.7%. The rate of mothers having a benefit from the medicine was 57.7% and the rate of mothers having a harm was 8.9%. It was determined that the children whose mothers were graduates of primary school were more likely to suffer from harm related to the medicine than the children whose mothers were university graduates (48.1%; 11.5%; p=0.002). Mothers who received training from healthcare professionals used medicines to manage teething problems well at a higher rate than mothers who received information from television and the internet (86.9%; 18.7%; p=0.008). Conclusion: The children whose mothers use traditional methods to manage teething problems suffer more harm. It is important for mothers to get support from dentists and other healthcare professionals so that children can have a teething period without any trouble.