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Knowledge and Management of Fever Among Latino Parents

Michael Crocetti, MD

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, mcrocet1{at}jhmi.edu

Bruce Sabath, MD

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Lisa Cranmer, MD, MPH

Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland

Sasha Gubser, MD

Medical Center of Aurora, Colorado

Danielle Dooley, MD

Unity Health Care Inc, Washington, DC

Fever is a common childhood condition that is often misunderstood and incorrectly managed by parents. This study uses a questionnaire about fever administered to a convenience sample of Spanish-speaking-only parents bringing their child to a hospital-based urban pediatric clinic. The questionnaire elicits information about definition and cause of fever, concerns about fever, methods of temperature measurement, and treatment modalities used by the parents. Latino parents have numerous misconceptions about fever and its role in illness. Educational interventions should target fever definition, clarification of cause and potential harm of elevated temperatures, temperature monitoring, and safe treatment modalities. Owning a thermometer is strongly associated with correct knowledge of temperature values. Providing parents with a thermometer and educating them about its proper use may lead to an increase in appropriate monitoring and medical treatment of the febrile child.

Key Words: fever • Latino • health education • thermometer • antipyretics

This version was published on March 1, 2009

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 48, No. 2, 183-189 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0009922808324949
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