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

Abstract

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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“…The finding was disagreed with AlAteeq et al, [12], in their study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, among mothers; as they mentioned that about more than half of their subjects had enough information about fever. Also, the results in present study disagreed with Herman and Nurshal [16], in their study in Pariaman's General Hospital, West Sumatera, Indonesia, as they mentioned that the majority of respondents had adequate knowledge about the handling of the fever in children.…”

“…The finding was disagreed with Herman and Nurshal [16], in their study about in Pariaman's General Hospital, West Sumatera, Indonesia, that the age of the majority of children who were hospitalized with a fever the most was the age of toddlers (1-3 years).…”

“…Additionally [16], found in their study in Pariaman's General Hospital, West Sumatera, Indonesia; that there were significant differences on knowledge score (p value: 0.009), of parents among the case group and the control group.…”

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“…Lack of knowledge and wrong perceptions about fevers could be potential causes of this anxiety [ 6 ]. It has been recognized that parent anxiety could lead to mismanagement of fever [ 4 ], such as overuse of antipyretics [ 6 , 7 , 8 ] which could lead to unintentional poisoning [ 9 , 10 ]. Accordingly, researchers recommend not only clear communication between pediatricians and parents [ 11 ], but also educating parents about fevers and its benefits as well as about the warning signs that should induce seeking help [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ].…”

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