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Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Tıp Dergisi
2008, Cilt 22, Sayı 6, Sayfa(lar) 315-322
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Attitudes and Knowledge Concerning High Temperature of Mothers Have 0-6 Age Group Infants Who Are Hospitalized Due To High Temperature Ailments
Nesrin ŞEN CELASİN1, Dilek ERGİN1, Ümit ATMAN2
1 Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Yüksekokulu, Hemşirelik Bölümü, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, Manisa, TÜRKİYE
2 Sağlık Bakanlığı Moris Şinasi Milletlerarası Çocuk Hastanesi, Çocuk Sağlığı Kliniği, Manisa, TÜRKİYE
Keywords: Child, High temperature, Fever reducer (Antipyretic) applications

Attitudes and Knowledge Concerning High Temperature of Mothers Have 0–6 Age Group Infants Who Are Hospitalized Due To High Temperature Ailments The purpose of this study was to determine the awareness about high temperature and attitude of the mothers of 0–6 age group infants who hospitalized due to high temperature complaints. This descriptive study was conducted among 201 mothers of 0–6 age group infants who applied to Manisa Moris Şinasi International Infant Hospital between the dates March–June, 2005 for their children‘s high temperature complaints and therefore hospitalized to be treated. Data were obtained by applying a socio demographic questionnaire and questioning of knowledge and attitudes concerning high temperature of the mothers. It was found from results of investigation that: 70.6% of children are brought after having a high temperature in the first day in to a health service. It was found that 80.6% of mothers were informed of high body temperature but only 50.8% of them used thermometer as a means of measuring temperature. It was examined that mothers attempted some correct reactions on condition of high temperature, 83.1% of them gave antipiretic medicine, 60.2% of them made lukewarm shower and 56.7% of them made lukewarm application. However, it has been determined that the mothers still have some wrong traditional applications.

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