Knowledge, attitudes and parental preferences in the treatment of fever in children treated at the Police Hospital
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https://doi.org/10.61651/rped.2011v64n2p01-08Keywords:
Fever, Phobic Disorders, AntipyreticsAbstract
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge, practices, and attitudes of parents in the management of fever in their children and compare these results and their relation to the "fever phobia" reported in the literature.
Material and methods: 258 semi-structured surveys were administered in the Emergency and Outpatient service of the Hospital de Policía Pediatric Department in May 2010.
Results: 40% incorrectly defined fever. 99.6% believed that fever has at least one adverse effect being seizure (56%) the most frequent. 96.5% self-medicate with antipyretics and 47% use incorrect doses. The most used was Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) (83%). 32.4% also use alcohol, Bully® vinegar or Timolina® as fever-reducing technique. 62.4% prefer the use of intramuscular antipyretic at the hospital and 86.8% would prefer to stay in the hospital until the fever have subsided completely.
Conclusions: “Fever phobia” is also present in our population. It is necessary to establish educational strategies to warn about the dangers of self-medication, to teach appropriate measures for managing fever at home and interact with physicians eliminate the use of intramuscular antipyretics in our emergencies.
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