Assessment of knowledge regarding prevention of febrile seizure
Ms. Sara Joy
, Ms. Sona Joseph , Dr. Kiruba JC , Mrs. Siji T Jose , Mrs. Sobha Treasa Joseph
Assess, knowledge, febrile seizure, mothers, pediatric department
ABSTRACT Febrile seizure is a seizure associated with a febrile illness in the absence of a central nervous system infection in children older than one month of age without prior neonatal or unprovoked seizures and not meeting the criteria of other acute seizures. Febrile seizures are one of the most common neurological conditions of childhood, affecting approximately 4% of children. Most febrile seizures occur after 6 months of age and before age 5 years, with the average age of onset at 18 months. Up to 50 % of cases will show recurrence if the first febrile seizure occurred when under one year of age. 75% reoccur within 12 months of first febrile seizure. It has been reported that 1 in every 25 children in the world population is experiencing at least one febrile seizure during their childhood therefore, every mother should have an awareness to control fever without looking into pathological cause of fever. The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding prevention of febrile seizures among mothers of under five children. A quantitative non-experimental approach was used for the study. A sample of one hundred and fifty mothers were selected using convenience sampling. The knowledge on prevention of febrile seizure was assessed using a self-structured questionnaire. The present study revealed that there was a good, moderate and poor level of knowledge, the study concluded that awareness programme must be conducted for mothers to promote right information and practice for identifying and managing febrile seizure in children under five years of age. The study reported that there was a significant association between the knowledge scores and demographic variables ( 2 = 13.955 and 2 =15.0431 at p<0.05).The study revealed that majority of the mothers had good knowledge (64.67%) whereas 30.67% had moderate knowledge and 4.66% had poor knowledge. Keywords; Assess; knowledge; febrile seizures; mothers; pediatric department.
"Assessment of knowledge regarding prevention of febrile seizure", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.1307 - 1315, June-2023, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2306183.pdf
Volume 8
Issue 6,
June-2023
Pages : 1307 - 1315
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_207372
Published Paper Id: IJSDR2306183
Downloads: 000347037
Research Area: Health Science
Country: Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
ISSN: 2455-2631 | IMPACT FACTOR: 9.15 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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