@article{ajnr2020818,
author={Sayed, Hanaa I. El},
title={Recognition of Parent¡¯s Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Febrile Seizures in Children Under-Five},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={8},
number={1},
pages={72--81},
year={2020},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/8/1/8},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={<b>Background</b>: Febrile seizures (FS) are the most common seizure disorder in children that are extremely frightening, emotionally traumatic and anxiety-provoking by parents. Therefore, this study aimed<b> </b>to examine parents' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding febrile seizures in children under-five. <b>Methods</b>: A descriptive design was utilized. <b>Settings</b>: This study was conducted in the Pediatric department at Birket El Sabah Central Hospital. <b>Sample:</b> Convenient sample of 75 parents of children with FS (55 mothers and 20 fathers). The data were collected through a structured interview questionnaire to assess parents' knowledge, attitude and practice. <b>Results</b>: The findings revealed that the mean ¡À SD of the children of the enrolled parents was 23.97 ¡À 12.26 months and mean ¡À SD of parents was 29.86 ¡À 4.36. The majority of parents (86.7%) knew that fever can cause convulsion. Less than half of the studied sample (46.7%) had a thermometer in the home. The minority of parents (13.3%) carry out first aids before getting the child to the hospital. <b>In conclusion</b>: The findings concluded that there are needs for teaching programs to enhance the knowledge, attitude and practice level of parents regarding febrile seizures. <b>Recommendation</b>: Ongoing in-service education programs must be designed and implemented at Pediatric units to improve parent's knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding prevention and proper management of febrile children.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-8-1-8}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}