Siddharth Sahai
National Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Title: Prevalence of use of thermometer by parents of children with fever
Biography
Biography: Siddharth Sahai
Abstract
An OPD questionnaire based study was carried out to assess prevalence of use of Thermometer by parents of children with fever.
Parents coming to the OPD of the Pediatrics department of two Medical colleges in Jaipur(Rajasthan, INDIA) were interviewed regarding use of thermometer at home in case their child was having fever prior to bringing the patient to the doctor.
A questionnaire was filled after taking their consent and anonymity of the patient and caregivers was maintained. A total of 240 parents were interviewed.
After the questionnaire they were educated on the use of the thermometer
Results showed that nearly 90 percent parents were not using the thermometer prior to bringing their child to a pediatrician with complaints of fever.