Assessment of the changing trends in maternal knowledge about management of fever and antibiotic use in the last decade in Türkiye
Background. The wrong attitudes of parents on fever create a basis for unnecessary drug use and increased workload. The study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes concerning fever and antibiotic use and demonstrate the changes in the last decade. Methods. This cross-se...
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Background. The wrong attitudes of parents on fever create a basis for unnecessary drug use and increased workload. The study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes concerning fever and antibiotic use and demonstrate the changes in the last decade.
Methods. This cross-sectional study was composed of two parts, and a total of 500 participants were included. Group 1 (the new group, 50.0%) consisted of 250 participants who participated in the study between February 2020 and March 2020 and Group 2 (the old group, 50.0%) consisted of 250 participants who participated in the study between February 2010 and March 2010. All participants share the same ethnic properties and had been visiting the same center for similar reasons. A validated, structured questionnaire assessing the management of fever and antibiotic use was administered to all mothers.
Results. According to the fever assessment scoring, maternal knowledge of fever and its management in children significantly increased (p < 0.001). The antibiotic assessment score also increased in 2020 (p = 0.002).
Conclusions. The public spotlight on the erroneous use of antibiotics and the management of febrile illnesses seems to be promising. Improving maternal/parental educational status and informational advertisements can enhance parental knowledge concerning fever and antibiotic use.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e7ccbfb21c1b45adbf8307e2e578e80c2025-08-20T02:00:55ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212023-04-0165210.24953/turkjped.2022.609Assessment of the changing trends in maternal knowledge about management of fever and antibiotic use in the last decade in TürkiyeSafiye Güneş Sağer0Utku Batu1Elif Yüksel Karatoprak2Yakup Çağ3Müferet Ergüven4Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Health Science, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul.Department of Pediatrics, Van Regional Training and Research Hospital, Van.Department of Pediatric Neurology, Medeniyet University Medical Faculty, İstanbul.Department of Pediatrics, University of Health Sciences, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul.Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Düzce University Faculty of Medicine, Düzce, Türkiye. Background. The wrong attitudes of parents on fever create a basis for unnecessary drug use and increased workload. The study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes concerning fever and antibiotic use and demonstrate the changes in the last decade. Methods. This cross-sectional study was composed of two parts, and a total of 500 participants were included. Group 1 (the new group, 50.0%) consisted of 250 participants who participated in the study between February 2020 and March 2020 and Group 2 (the old group, 50.0%) consisted of 250 participants who participated in the study between February 2010 and March 2010. All participants share the same ethnic properties and had been visiting the same center for similar reasons. A validated, structured questionnaire assessing the management of fever and antibiotic use was administered to all mothers. Results. According to the fever assessment scoring, maternal knowledge of fever and its management in children significantly increased (p < 0.001). The antibiotic assessment score also increased in 2020 (p = 0.002). Conclusions. The public spotlight on the erroneous use of antibiotics and the management of febrile illnesses seems to be promising. Improving maternal/parental educational status and informational advertisements can enhance parental knowledge concerning fever and antibiotic use. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/32Mother`s knowledgeantibioticsfeverthe public spotlight |
| spellingShingle | Safiye Güneş Sağer Utku Batu Elif Yüksel Karatoprak Yakup Çağ Müferet Ergüven Assessment of the changing trends in maternal knowledge about management of fever and antibiotic use in the last decade in Türkiye The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics Mother`s knowledge antibiotics fever the public spotlight |
| title | Assessment of the changing trends in maternal knowledge about management of fever and antibiotic use in the last decade in Türkiye |
| title_full | Assessment of the changing trends in maternal knowledge about management of fever and antibiotic use in the last decade in Türkiye |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the changing trends in maternal knowledge about management of fever and antibiotic use in the last decade in Türkiye |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the changing trends in maternal knowledge about management of fever and antibiotic use in the last decade in Türkiye |
| title_short | Assessment of the changing trends in maternal knowledge about management of fever and antibiotic use in the last decade in Türkiye |
| title_sort | assessment of the changing trends in maternal knowledge about management of fever and antibiotic use in the last decade in turkiye |
| topic | Mother`s knowledge antibiotics fever the public spotlight |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/32 |
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