Knowledge, attitude and response of mothers about fever in their children

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dc.authoridonur, hatice/0000-0002-1218-0745
dc.contributor.authorArica, Secil Gunher
dc.contributor.authorArica, Vefik
dc.contributor.authorOnur, Hatice
dc.contributor.authorGulbayzar, Sayat
dc.contributor.authorDag, Huseyin
dc.contributor.authorObut, Omer
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T21:05:28Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T21:05:28Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim This study was conducted to determine mothers' knowledge about fever, and their attitudes and responses to fever in children, along with the influence of demographic characteristics on the level of knowledge, and to identify occurrences of fear of fever. Materials and Methods The study consisted of 4500 mothers with children 0-12 years of age who were referred to the pediatric health and disease polyclinic and primary care polyclinic over a period of 24 months. Data were collected using a questionnaire containing 32 open-ended, multichoice questions, and assessed using number, percentage and chi(2) analyses. Results In this study, 36% of mothers regarded body temperatures lower than 37 degrees C as fever; 83% believed that fever was harmful for their children, and 92.3% experienced fear and concern due to their child's fever. The most significant reason for fear was the belief that the child may have a seizure. Moreover, 12% of mothers feared that their child would die due to fever. The level of fear triggered by fever was lower as the education level of the mothers increased. Meanwhile, when their child had a fever, 28.9% of mothers used antifebrile drugs without consulting a physician, while 19% applied cold water and 7.7% applied water with alcohol or vinegar, among other inappropriate practices. Conclusion Increased information about fevers geared towards the caregivers of children, particularly mothers, would prevent the unnecessary treatment of children, as well as minimising delayed and insufficient responses to fever.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/emermed-2011-200352
dc.identifier.issn1472-0205
dc.identifier.issn1472-0213
dc.identifier.issue12en_US
dc.identifier.pmid22158536en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84870059834en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2011-200352
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/13586
dc.identifier.volume29en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000311482000004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBmj Publishing Groupen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEmergency Medicine Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, attitude and response of mothers about fever in their childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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