Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Management of Childhood Fever Among Saudi Parents
| Autor: | Sirin Ahmed Alkadi, Ghaida Abdulrahman Alghasham, Ahmed Hamad Aldosary, Ghadah Abdulaziz Aloyaidi, Osama Al-Wutayd, Modhi Saleh Alyahya, Ashwaq AlE'ed, Shalam Mohamed Hussain, Anfal Saleh Alfeneekh, Abdullah Al-Nafeesah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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fever
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty knowledge pediatrics business.industry lcsh:RJ1-570 temperature lcsh:Pediatrics qassim High fever Pediatric clinic antipyretics 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Child population medicine Original Article 030212 general & internal medicine Antipyretic business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Global Pediatric Health Global Pediatric Health, Vol 7 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2333-794X |
| Popis: | Fever is considered as a frequent symptom in childhood and is the cause of almost 65% to 70% of pediatric visits. Saudi Arabia has about 10% of child population (under 4 years of age), imposing a high burden of childhood illnesses including fever. A total of 1700 questionnaires were distributed to Saudi parents with children visiting pediatric clinic. Most of the participants were mothers (77.4%). A temperature of 38.0 °C was defined fever by 42% of participants. The majority of parents (80%) believed seizure is the consequence of untreated high fever. A total of 72.5% indicated that 40.7 to 43.20°C is the highest temperature that can be reached if untreated. There was a statistically significant relationship between mothers and fathers for overall knowledge, attitude, and practice scores. This study indicates that numerous misconceptions still persist regarding fever as more than 90% of parents demonstrated undue fear of consequent body damage from fever and also believed antibiotics can reduce high temperature. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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