title: [Women's approach to childhood toothache, abdominal ache and earache].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to determine women's about attitudes child's teeth, abdomen and ear ache.
  
  
  METHODS
  Those who had lived in Antalya that 6 number primary health care center between March-May 2004 were enrolled in the study. As data collecting tools. A questionnaire prepared by the authors. This study was determined that 29.2 % of the mothers carried out mixture who had prepared at home to child's abdomen and foot base; 30.3 % were to put breast milk childs' ear; 38.9 % were placed aspirin, salt and salts of lemon to childs' teeth ache.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of the women make a wrong practices child that teeth, abdomen and ear ache. This traditional practice effecting factors were the women's educational status and age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the study that education about child care, common health problems and incorrect applications shoud be given to women by nurse.
authors.affiliation: Akdeniz University, Antalya Health School, Antalya, Turkey. eefe@akdeniz.edu.tr
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Efe
authors.forename: Selma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Öncel
authors.forename: Mualla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002662:Child Health Services; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000628:therapy; D004433:Earache / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014098:Toothache / Q000628:therapy; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014932:Women's Health Services