Volume : 08, Issue : 08, August – 2021
Title:
15.PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES REGARDING FEBRILE CONVULSION IN TABUK CITY, SAUDI ARABIA
Authors :
Abdullah Ismail Alsharif , Sarah Mohammed Alzahrani
Abstract :
Background: Febrile convulsion is a common condition can traumatize the parents. Its a benign convulsive disorder in children under 5-year-old. In our study we assess the level of parent’s knowledge, attitude and practices regarding febrile convulsion.
Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study in the Tabuk region
between January and May 2021, A self-administered electronic questionnaire translated from English into Arabic was
distributed among parents. The questionnaire is four sections. The first one basic demographic
data, and the other three sections were questions to measure knowledge, assess attitude, and practices concerning FC. All statistical analyses were carried out using Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 20
Results: total parents in our study was 406, 19% (79N) of them there child had previous history of Febrile Convulsion, Only 38% had thermometer at home. the situation during child seizure was convulsion 64.5% then by loss of consciousness 12% and constant crying 7.5% . regarding most common age of first episode is 6-12 month 55% (44N) . the most concern issues was fear of death (69.6%), followed by fear of epilepsy (18.9%), brain damage (11.3%). Unfortunately, The most common action was take the child to hospital ( 74.6% ) then wake them up (16,4)
. (91.8%) think the fever can cause convulsion,
Conclusions: A higher level of understanding regarding practices was shown among higher socioeconomic and higher educational status. The knowledge was suboptimal
Key words: Tabuk , febrile convulsion , parents
Cite This Article:
Please cite this article in press Abdullah Ismail Alsharif and Sarah Mohammed Alzahrani., Parental Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Regarding Febrile Convulsion In Tabuk City, Saudi Arabia., Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2021; 08(08).
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