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Fever in Children: How Knowledge, Attitude and Belief among Healthcare Community can Affect Assessment.

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    • Riyadi Adrizain 1
    • Cory Primaturia 2
    • Raisa Mentari Moeis 2
    • Djatnika Setiabudi 1
    • Alex Chairulfatah 1

    1 Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran/Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia

    2 Pediatric Resident, Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran/Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia

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Abstract

Background: The study was aimed to assess the knowledge of healthcare provider and the correlation of the healthcare providers’ educational degree toward fever management in children.
Method: This study was conducted among healthcare-community using a questionnaire as the primary data. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed by using percentage and the correlation of their degree toward fever was analyzed by the chi-square test with statistically significant p values of < 0.05.
Result: Questions 1-17 about basic science were answered correctly by more than 80%, except those regarding non-shivering thermogenesis in neonates showing that the residents and medical students group got better results than the specialists and medical doctors (61%; 68.8%; vs 84.7%; 83.3, respectively Chi-square, p = 0.039 (p < 0.05)). While questions 18-25 about fever management in children, around half of the subjects answered correctly following the recommendations.
Conclusion: The subjects’ educational degree influenced their knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding the fever management in children

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  • Attitudes
  • Belief
  • Fever
  • healthcare providers
  • Knowledge
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European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 10
December 2020
Page 2361-2369
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Adrizain, R., Primaturia, C., Moeis, R. M., Setiabudi, D., & Chairulfatah, A. (2021). Fever in Children: How Knowledge, Attitude and Belief among Healthcare Community can Affect Assessment.. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 7(10), 2361-2369.

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Riyadi Adrizain; Cory Primaturia; Raisa Mentari Moeis; Djatnika Setiabudi; Alex Chairulfatah. "Fever in Children: How Knowledge, Attitude and Belief among Healthcare Community can Affect Assessment.". European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 7, 10, 2021, 2361-2369.

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Adrizain, R., Primaturia, C., Moeis, R. M., Setiabudi, D., Chairulfatah, A. (2021). 'Fever in Children: How Knowledge, Attitude and Belief among Healthcare Community can Affect Assessment.', European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 7(10), pp. 2361-2369.

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Adrizain, R., Primaturia, C., Moeis, R. M., Setiabudi, D., Chairulfatah, A. Fever in Children: How Knowledge, Attitude and Belief among Healthcare Community can Affect Assessment.. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2021; 7(10): 2361-2369.

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