Investigating measures taken by parents with fever in children referred to Dr. sheikh Mashhad hospital clinic

Document Type : Original article

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

2 B.SC. in Nursing, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Azad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

4 Instructor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Azad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Background and purpose: Fever in children is a common concern for parents. The purpose of this study is to investigate the of fever in children referred to Dr. Sheikh Mashhad hospital clinic by the treatment staff and the actions taken by their parents.
Methodology: In this cross-sectional descriptive study that was conducted from March 2015 to March 2016, 500 mothers who had referred to the pediatric clinic of Dr. Sheikh Hospital with the assumption that their child had a fever were selected using convenience sampling. After receiving informed consent, the age, gender, education and occupation of the parents were recorded and their opinions about the presence of fever and the measures taken were investigated. Finally, the collected information was analyzed using SPSS 20 software.
Findings: The studied children were in the age range of 1 to 156 months. The average fever measured in the hospital was 37.31±0.81 . There was no significant relationship between the age of the child and the temperature, as well as the age of the child and giving the medicine. Children whose fever was less than 37.8 received medicine in 17.1 percent of cases. A significant relationship was observed between father's education and mother's education with giving medicine. There was no significant relationship between father's job and giving medicine, but there was a significant relationship between mother's job and giving medicine.
Conclusion: Targeted health education interventions are needed for the effective management of fever symptoms in children.

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Volume 26, Issue 85
June 2023
Pages 29-37

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