Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Management of Childhood Fever Among Saudi Parents

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 S...

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Published in:	Global pediatric health Vol. 7; p. 2333794X20931613
Main Authors:	Hussain, Shalam Mohamed, Al-Wutayd, Osama, Aldosary, Ahmed Hamad, Al-Nafeesah, Abdullah, AlE’ed, Ashwaq, Alyahya, Modhi Saleh, Alfeneekh, Anfal Saleh, AlKadi, Sirin Ahmed, Alghasham, Ghaida Abdulrahman, Aloyaidi, Ghadah Abdulaziz
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 2020 Sage Publications Ltd SAGE Publishing
Subjects:	Original Pediatrics temperature fever antipyretics qassim pediatrics knowledge
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Summary:	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.
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ISSN:	2333-794X 2333-794X
DOI:	10.1177/2333794X20931613