Determination of the Knowledge and Practice of Mothers with Children Aged 0-6 Years About High Fever
Aim: We aimed to determine the knowledge and practice of mothers with children aged 0-6 years about fever in this study. Methods: 214 mothers with children aged 0-6 were included in the study in family health center between in January and February 2014. The data was collected by demographic informat...
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| author | Yasemin Türker Davut Baltacı Funda Baş Yıldırım Bahriye Arslan İsmail Hamdi Kara |
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| description | Aim: We aimed to determine the knowledge and practice of mothers with children aged 0-6 years about fever in this study. Methods: 214 mothers with children aged 0-6 were included in the study in family health center between in January and February 2014. The data was collected by demographic information form and a questionnaire about the knowledge and practice of mothers. Results: In our study, we observed that 99 of the mothers (46.3 %) measured fever of children at home. 200 (93.5%) mothers preferred first family health center, 14 (6.5 %) preferred second or third level health services when children have a raised body temperature. We observed that166 (77.6%) mothers admitted to the medical center on the first day of raised child's temperature, 48 (22.4%) mothers admitted to the medical center on the second day of raised child's temperature. It was observed that antipyretic application was applied by 206 (96.3%) mothers. The first application for reducing the fever; 51.9% of children take their clothes off, 27.6% of gives antipyretic, and 18.2% put their children in the bath, 2.4% makes cold application. Conclusion: In our study, most of the mothers who have brought children aged 0-6 to family health center have knowledge about fever and it has been observed that the morhers exhibited appropriate behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5577910c5cdb49efb3d5975f8d8069912023-12-03T08:51:04ZengDuzce UniversityDüzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi1307-671X1307-671X2015-10-011711618Determination of the Knowledge and Practice of Mothers with Children Aged 0-6 Years About High FeverYasemin Türker0Davut Baltacı1Funda Baş Yıldırım2Bahriye Arslan3İsmail Hamdi Kara43 no’lu Aile Sağlığı Merkezi, Düzce.Düzce Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Aile Hekimliği AD, DüzceSüleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Aile Hekimliği AD, Isparta.Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Aile Hekimliği AD, Isparta.Düzce Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Aile Hekimliği AD, DüzceAim: We aimed to determine the knowledge and practice of mothers with children aged 0-6 years about fever in this study. Methods: 214 mothers with children aged 0-6 were included in the study in family health center between in January and February 2014. The data was collected by demographic information form and a questionnaire about the knowledge and practice of mothers. Results: In our study, we observed that 99 of the mothers (46.3 %) measured fever of children at home. 200 (93.5%) mothers preferred first family health center, 14 (6.5 %) preferred second or third level health services when children have a raised body temperature. We observed that166 (77.6%) mothers admitted to the medical center on the first day of raised child's temperature, 48 (22.4%) mothers admitted to the medical center on the second day of raised child's temperature. It was observed that antipyretic application was applied by 206 (96.3%) mothers. The first application for reducing the fever; 51.9% of children take their clothes off, 27.6% of gives antipyretic, and 18.2% put their children in the bath, 2.4% makes cold application. Conclusion: In our study, most of the mothers who have brought children aged 0-6 to family health center have knowledge about fever and it has been observed that the morhers exhibited appropriate behavior.http://tipdergi.duzce.edu.tr/Dokumanlar/8d57bf3d-69d4-460f-8c57-d0f421a8f59e.pdfHigh fever0-6 age groupmothers |
| spellingShingle | Yasemin Türker Davut Baltacı Funda Baş Yıldırım Bahriye Arslan İsmail Hamdi Kara Determination of the Knowledge and Practice of Mothers with Children Aged 0-6 Years About High Fever Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi High fever 0-6 age group mothers |
| title | Determination of the Knowledge and Practice of Mothers with Children Aged 0-6 Years About High Fever |
| title_full | Determination of the Knowledge and Practice of Mothers with Children Aged 0-6 Years About High Fever |
| title_fullStr | Determination of the Knowledge and Practice of Mothers with Children Aged 0-6 Years About High Fever |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determination of the Knowledge and Practice of Mothers with Children Aged 0-6 Years About High Fever |
| title_short | Determination of the Knowledge and Practice of Mothers with Children Aged 0-6 Years About High Fever |
| title_sort | determination of the knowledge and practice of mothers with children aged 0 6 years about high fever |
| topic | High fever 0-6 age group mothers |
| url | http://tipdergi.duzce.edu.tr/Dokumanlar/8d57bf3d-69d4-460f-8c57-d0f421a8f59e.pdf |
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