Table 2.

Distribution of mentioned HTPs and their source of information among mothers who have a child aged less than 5 years in dire dawa, Eastern ethiopia, 2023 (n = 833)

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Information about HTPs
Yes	826	99.2
No	7	0.8
Types of HTPs mentioned
Female genital mutilation	787	94.5
uvula cutting (uvulectomy)	699	83.9
child marriage or early marriage	580	69.6
Tonsillectomy	488	58.6
Milk Teeth Extraction	432	51.9
Son preference	322	38.7
Traditional male circumcision	423	50.8
Anal perforation	461	55.3
Feeding fresh butter to newborn babies	409	49.1
Forbidding food and fluids during diarrhea	375	45.0
Keeping babies out of the sun	367	44.1
Source of information for HTP
Mass media	421	50.5
Health professional	312	37.5
Family members	435	52.2
Meeting/conferences	240	28.8
Community leader	242	29.1
Religious leader	179	21.5
School/reading	376	45.1
Any HTPs performed on the mother
Yes	494	59.3
No	332	39.9
Type of HTPs performed on mothers (n = 494)
Female genital mutilation	327	66.2
Uvula cutting	377	76.3
Milk Teeth Extraction	84	17
Tonsillectomy	78	15.8
Anal Perforation	157	31.8
Feeding fresh butter to newborn babies	87	17.6
Others*	3	0.4
Thinking if HTPs are harmful (n = 826)
Yes	727	87.3
No	99	11.9
Reasons of mothers considering HTPs are beneficial (N = 99)
Due to our culture	83	84.7
The child will be harmed	22	22.4
Previous experiences of children died b/c of HTPs	17	17.3
Others*	13	13.3
Perform HTPs in the future
Yes	60	7.2
No	705	84.6
I do not know	61	7.3
Types of HTPs will be performed
Uvula cutting	50	83.3
FGM	13	21.7
Tonsillectomy	8	11.7
MTE	6	10
Anal perforation	9	15
Should HTPs be eradicated? (n = 826)
Yes	717	86.1
No	109	13.1
Reasons for Shoudn.t eradicated HTPs
Beneficial Against culture	95	11.4
Eradication is against culture	33	4.0
It is used for treatment purposes	19	2.3
Others*	3	0.3

• It is allowed by religious