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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.