Effect of Health Education Program on Knowledge and Attitude of Mothers of a Febrile Convulsive Child

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1 Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

2 Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

Abstract

Background: febrile convulsion (FC) in childrenis a common presentation in family medicine and pediatric clinics. Parental anxiety and fear of fever are often related to inadequate knowledge.
Objective: to assess the effect of health education program on knowledge and attitude of mothers regarding febrile convulsion.
Methods: an intervention study was conducted on 32 children. The study was implemented in Zagazig health district which is the capital of Sharkia governorate. Two family health centers were selected randomly to represent the district. Participants’ information regarding FC was collected via the KACP questionnaire.
Results:  The study revealed that only 18.8 % of the studied sample had an adequate total knowledge regarding FC, 87.5 % total positive attitude and about one third of the studied mothers had an appropriate knowledge regarding first aid and home management during the FC attack (pre-program), which greatly improved with high statistically significant difference after implementing the health education program.
Conclusion: Parental fear of fever and febrile convulsion could be declined through appropriate health education sessions discussing all aspects of the disease and possible complications and how to prevent it.

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