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Project No. 64 (1995)Cautery Usage and its CorrelatesStudent Authors: Reema Mohammed Qassim Al HosaniFaculty Supervisors: Dr. M.M. Hossain, Dr. G. AbsoodAbstract:Objectives To determine the incidence rate of traditional cautery usage in differentdiseases in various age groups and to estimate the relationship between cautery usageand age, education and marital status.Methods A cross sectional survey was conducted in Bani–Yas on 200 houses. Astructured questionnaire was used to obtain information on cautery practice andattitude. To estimate the relationship between two variables , chi- square test forlinear trend was used. McNemar’s chi square test in 2x2 contingency tables.Results 9.3% of population had cautery during life time. 2.5% of patients with cauteryhad complications. Percentage of cautery with sex in males ranged from 104-56.4% incontrast to 2.5- 50.0% in females. 19% of married subjects receive cauterycorresponding to 5.3% of single subjects. Cautery was used commonly to treatgastroenteritis (36.2%), skeleto-muscular (16.6%) and headache (14.1%). Mostpeople with gastroenteritis had recovered completely (35.2%) in contrast to 11.1% inskeleto-muscular problems and 11.1% in headache. Perceived effectiveness incauterized subjects with age ranges from 76.5% to 100% and with education it rangedfrom 75.0% in illiterate to 100% in high education.Discussion Cautery used in all age group except for children