Knowledge and attitude of parents of children with fever in an Amazonian population
Introduction: fever is one of the most common medical problems experienced by children. It is clinically defined as a body temperature of 1°C or more above the mean standard deviation at the site of recording. Objective: to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and beliefs with...
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| author | Michael Eliot Cruz-Reategui Cynthia Paola Vásquez-Dávila Teobaldo López-Chumbe Martín Lizardo Gómez-Arévalo Sebastian Iglesias-Osores |
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| description | Introduction: fever is one of the most common medical problems experienced by children. It is clinically defined as a body temperature of 1°C or more above the mean standard deviation at the site of recording.
Objective: to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and beliefs with parental attitudes towards fever in children under five years old attending emergency and pediatric services.
Methods: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study on 335 parents who attended twice or more the MINSA II-2 Tarapoto Hospital due to the occurrence of fever in their children. The variables studied were the level of knowledge, attitudes towards fever and socio-demographic variables.
Results: parents were between the ages of 20 and 29 (63,6 %) and 77 % were female. Secondary education (33,7 %) and higher education (33,7 %) predominated; 53,4 % of them reported having only one child, and 60 % of them worked; 95,2 % of the parents showed insufficient knowledge and 62,4 % showed a non-optimal attitude in the occurrence of fever in their children. An association was found between attitude and level of knowledge (p<0,02).
Conclusions: most of the parents with fever-phobia were young females and first-time parents, with university studies. There was insufficient knowledge on the part of the parents, as well as non-optimal attitudes, both variables correlated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af4ff4b093ea4d3bb267afeea8e3e1b82023-09-02T20:29:51ZengUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del RíoUniversidad Médica Pinareña1990-79902020-07-01163e511e511507Knowledge and attitude of parents of children with fever in an Amazonian populationMichael Eliot Cruz-Reategui0Cynthia Paola Vásquez-Dávila1Teobaldo López-Chumbe2Martín Lizardo Gómez-Arévalo3Sebastian Iglesias-Osores4Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Facultad de Medicina Humana. San MartínUniversidad Nacional de San Martín. Facultad de Medicina Humana. San MartínUniversidad Nacional de San Martín. Facultad de Medicina Humana. San MartínUniversidad Nacional de San Martín. Facultad de Medicina Humana. San MartínUniversidad Nacional "Pedro Ruiz Gallo". Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas. LambayequeIntroduction: fever is one of the most common medical problems experienced by children. It is clinically defined as a body temperature of 1°C or more above the mean standard deviation at the site of recording. Objective: to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and beliefs with parental attitudes towards fever in children under five years old attending emergency and pediatric services. Methods: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study on 335 parents who attended twice or more the MINSA II-2 Tarapoto Hospital due to the occurrence of fever in their children. The variables studied were the level of knowledge, attitudes towards fever and socio-demographic variables. Results: parents were between the ages of 20 and 29 (63,6 %) and 77 % were female. Secondary education (33,7 %) and higher education (33,7 %) predominated; 53,4 % of them reported having only one child, and 60 % of them worked; 95,2 % of the parents showed insufficient knowledge and 62,4 % showed a non-optimal attitude in the occurrence of fever in their children. An association was found between attitude and level of knowledge (p<0,02). Conclusions: most of the parents with fever-phobia were young females and first-time parents, with university studies. There was insufficient knowledge on the part of the parents, as well as non-optimal attitudes, both variables correlated.http://www.revgaleno.sld.cu/index.php/ump/article/view/511trastornos fóbicosfiebreconocimientos, actitudes y práctica en saludrelaciones padre-hijoniñocuidado del niño. |
| spellingShingle | Michael Eliot Cruz-Reategui Cynthia Paola Vásquez-Dávila Teobaldo López-Chumbe Martín Lizardo Gómez-Arévalo Sebastian Iglesias-Osores Knowledge and attitude of parents of children with fever in an Amazonian population Universidad Médica Pinareña trastornos fóbicos fiebre conocimientos, actitudes y práctica en salud relaciones padre-hijo niño cuidado del niño. |
| title | Knowledge and attitude of parents of children with fever in an Amazonian population |
| title_full | Knowledge and attitude of parents of children with fever in an Amazonian population |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and attitude of parents of children with fever in an Amazonian population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and attitude of parents of children with fever in an Amazonian population |
| title_short | Knowledge and attitude of parents of children with fever in an Amazonian population |
| title_sort | knowledge and attitude of parents of children with fever in an amazonian population |
| topic | trastornos fóbicos fiebre conocimientos, actitudes y práctica en salud relaciones padre-hijo niño cuidado del niño. |
| url | http://www.revgaleno.sld.cu/index.php/ump/article/view/511 |
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