Parental Knowledge, Concerns, and Management of Childhood Fever in Taiwan

Chang, Li; Liu, Ching-Chuan; Huang, Ming

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“…29 Some studies reported other practices including administering herbal medicine (Taiwan) and tepid sponging (Palestine) which has not earlier been reported extensively from India. 19,22 We found wet sponging as a prevalent practice to control fever among 75% parents while the use of alternative drugs including homeopathic and others was minimal (2%). A study among under-5 children attempted to categorize the childcare practices including fever treatment practices among Indian children as beneficial, harmful or potentially harmless.…”

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“…Antipyretics usage for treatment of childhood fever has been shown to be very common, and knowledge of resulting complications was very less among parents. 22,35 We reported an association between the advising source of antibiotics (other than doctor) and inappropriate fever management practices which reflects the common behavior of the South Indian urban population. Singh et al have shown earlier that Indian parents learn about fever management from other sources including parents and relatives rather than doctors.…”

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“…These practices were concordant with childhood fever treatment practices in other Indian states and other countries including Taiwan, Ireland and Italy. 12,20,22 Thermometer was present in about 70% of the families who used it correctly to measure their child’s temperature. Srinivasa et al have however shown the presence of a thermometer in only 38% families in Bangalore, a similar geo- socio- demographic region in South India.…”

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Fever awareness, management practices and their correlates among parents of under five children in urban India

Thota¹,

Ladiwala²,

Sharma³

et al. 2018

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background Awareness regarding fever is reportedly low among Indian urban parents, leading to its over- management among under five children. We attempted to study the awareness and fever management practices of South Indian urban parents. The objectives were to find the awareness of parents regarding childhood fever management, and correlates of practices. Methods One hundred parents of under-five children with history of fever in past three months were randomly selected and interviewed using a predesigned tool. Children’s weight and height was measured. Awareness scores for causes of fever and fever management were constructed. Logistic regression was done to identify correlates of incorrect practices. Results 95% parents were aware about correct temperature above which fever became harmful. Awareness score for causes of fever was poor (<1) among 41% parents. Mothers’ complications awareness scores were better than fathers (p<0.05). 81% parents used antibiotics; only 18% consulted a doctor before doing so. 17% parents using antibiotics did not complete the prescribed course. The independent correlates of poor fever management practices were working parents (OR: 6.28; 95%CI: 1.7-23.16), lesser number of children (OR: 3.08; 95%CI: 1.01-9.37), poor compliance for antipyretics (OR: 9.20; 95%CI: 1.64-51.52) and giving antipyretics without consulting doctors (OR: 5.43; 95%CI: 1.69-17.47). Poor knowledge of available pediatric antipyretic preparations was negatively correlated (OR: 0.13; 95%CI: 0.02-0.64). Conclusion Fever awareness was fair among urban parents. Mothers had better awareness than fathers. Increased awareness for correct fever management of under-five children is desirable among urban parents to reduce misuse of antibiotics and antipyretics.

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Fever awareness, management practices and their correlates among parents of under five children in urban India

Thota¹,

Ladiwala²,

Sharma³

et al. 2018

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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“…This may be due in part to enduring cultural beliefs and norms and inadequate continuing health literacy among caregivers and care providers. There is thus need for culturally sensitive and competent health literacy interventions to mitigate deleterious impacts of perceptions, perspectives and common practices related to home management of fever in this part of the world [45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53].…”

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Fever: A Literature Review of Perceptions, Perspectives and Practices

Adeboye¹,

Yusuf²,

Ige³

2017

J Tradi Med Clin Natur

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Previous and extant studies on home management of childhood fever among caregivers in most contexts have shown that the perceptions, perspectives and common practices associated with fever have not changed significantly. Generally, caregivers in all contexts are still managing childhood fever aggressively due to fever phobia. In particular, caregivers in resource poor countries such as sub-Saharan Africa still have cultural believes about fever which often underscores the pervasive hybrid of traditional and inadequate orthodox approaches to home management of fever. There is thus need for culturally sensitive and competent health literacy interventions to mitigate deleterious impacts of perceptions, perspectives and common practices related to home management of fever universally.

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“…Parents in Taiwan need information about the management of fever to lessen the anxiety and guide them in performing the fever treatment in children. 20 In table 3, it can be seen the difference in the average score for knowledge, attitudes and actions of parents in intervention group whom provided health education about fever with control group (without education) with p value of each 0.009, 0.03, and 0.002. This suggests that educational interventions can improve knowledge, attitudes and actions of parents in handling fevers in children.…”

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The effect of health education to parent’s behaviours on managing fever in children

Herman¹,

Nurshal²

2017

Int J Res Med Sci

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Background: Fever is one of the common signs that indicate the changes in the body. Generally, parents will do some aggressive actions in dealing with febrile children at home, especially in the use of antipyretic drugs that are not required by the body. The aim of this study is to describe the effect of health education on knowledge, attitude, and action of parents in managing fever of children in Pariaman’s General Hospital. The results of this research can be considered as one of the interventions in the treatment of children in hospital.Methods: The study design is a quasi-experimental with nonequivalent control group approach. Samples are parents who have children with fever sign that were treated in Pariaman’s General Hospital, West Sumatera, Indonesia. Samples were taken by a purposive sampling technique that is in accordance with the criteria set by the researchers. The samples were divided into two groups: the intervention and control groups. Health education about fever was given into intervention groups. In the control groups they received standard care from hospital. The data was collected by questionnaire, that consist of questions about knowledge, attitude an action of parent toward fever in their children. The data statistical was analyzed with independent t test.Results: There are significant differences on knowledge score (p value: 0.009), attitude (p value: 0:03) and action (p value: 0002) of parents between the intervention group and the control group.Conclusions: Therefore, it is expected that health workers and nurses can provide education / health education to parents about fever management in children.

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Parental Knowledge, Concerns, and Management of Childhood Fever in Taiwan

Cited by 26 publications

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Fever awareness, management practices and their correlates among parents of under five children in urban India

Fever awareness, management practices and their correlates among parents of under five children in urban India

Fever: A Literature Review of Perceptions, Perspectives and Practices

The effect of health education to parent’s behaviours on managing fever in children

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