ArticleGlobal pediatric health2020
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Management of Childhood Fever Among Saudi Parents.
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- The vicious cycle of the public's irrational use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections: A mixed methods systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Parents of Children Admitted to the Paediatric Emergency Department with Fever.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards childhood fever among South-East and East Asian parents: A literature review.PloS one · 2023Review
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- Parental and physician's point-of-view towards antibiotic prescriptions and discharge conversations in the pediatric emergency department.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Assessment of Egyptian Mothers' Knowledge and Domestic Management Practices of Fever in Preschool Children in Zagazig City, Sharkia Governorate.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Cross-sectional study of parental knowledge, behaviour and anxiety in management of paediatric fever among German parents.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Assessment of Saudi Parents' Beliefs and Behaviors towards Management of Child Fever in Saudi Arabia-A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Fever in Children Under 5 years: Caregivers' Knowledge and Home Management Practices in the Northern Region of Ghana - A Multi-Facility Study.Sage open pediatricsArticle
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Abstract
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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