Mothers’ approach to feverish child and fever phobia Original Article

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Aim: This study was planned to determine mother’s knowledge thoughts and attitudes about fever fever phobia fear situations and related factors Material and Method: The study was carried out with 426 mothers who had a child aged between 0 to 6 years and who were admitted to the pediatric policlinic of Ege University Hospital in a four month period Data was collected using a questionnaire form that included 17 open ended and multiple choiced questions; the results were evaluated using the number percentage and chi square tests Results: Thirty six percent of the mothers accepted temperatures less than 37ºC as fever 83 of the mothers thought that fever could be dangerous for their children and 92 3 were afraid and worried when their children were febrile Seizure was the principle phobia source Even 12 of the mothers worried that their children would die due to high fever Mothers fear of fever decreased when their educational level increased When their children were febrile mothers performed inaccurate practices; 28 9 of the mothers gave antipyretics without asking to their doctors 19 of the mothers administered cold water and 7 7 administered alcohol or vinegar Conclusions: The majority of the mothers had fever phobia The effecting factors were the nbsp; mother’s educational status their working situation and the presence of febrile seizure history Turk Arch Ped 2007; 42: 57 60 Key words: Child fear fever mother

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Annelerin ateşli çocuğa yaklaşımı ve ateş korkusu Orijinal Araştırma

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