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ArticleCureus2024

Parents' Attitude Towards Their Feverish Children in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.

Omar E Alomari, Omer Alyahya

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2 authors.

Omar E AlomariFamily Medicine, Qassim Health Cluster, Buraydah, SAU.
Omer AlyahyaFamily Medicine, Family Medicine Academy, Buraydah, SAU.

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Abstract

backgroundFever is a very common problem among pediatric age groups globally. Parents' adequate knowledge and practice make a huge difference in the areas of cost as well as time. The objective of this study is to determine parents' knowledge and practice about their feverish child and the socio-demographic characteristics associated with such knowledge and practice.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 194 parents attending primary healthcare centers (PHCs) by using a convenient sampling method. Informed consent was obtained from each participant. Data were collected through a validated self-administered questionnaire and later analyzed with SPSS software. For inferential statistics, the chi-square test was applied.

resultsOf the 194 participants in our study, 59.8% were men (n=116) and 40.2% were women (n=78). About 37.1% (n=72) of parents had defined the maximum normal temperature for children as 37.5°C. Additionally, 71.6% (n=139) of the parents were concerned about convulsions in feverish children. Approximately 39.2% (n=76) of parents considered PHC doctors to be their source of information. About 70.1% (n=136) of participants applied cold compresses when their child developed a fever. Nearly 88.1% (n=171) of parents preferred to visit the doctor when their child had a high fever. There was a statically significant association observed between occupation categories and source of information (P<0.05).

conclusionBased on the study results, it was found that parents had poor knowledge about defining the normal body temperature. Approximately two-thirds of the study participants had good practices about health-seeking behavior.

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feverhealth seeking behaviorknowledgeparentspracticesaudi arabia

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PMID38910769
PMCPMC11194016

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