Table 2 Temperature monitoring method used by parents (n = 388) and paediatricians (n = 480) participating into the study
From: Parental and medical knowledge and management of fever in Italian pre-school children
Parents n (%)* | Paediatricians n (%)* | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Site/Mode of measurement | |||
Axillary | 318 (82.0) | 388 (80.8) | 0.737 |
Rectal | 62 (16.0) | 39 (8.1) | <0.0001 |
Groin crease | 7 (1.8) | 32 (6.6) | 0.001 |
Oral | 4 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.084 |
Auricular | 26 (6.7) | 9 (1.8) | 0.001 |
Plastic strip placed on forehead | 31 (7.9) | 11 (2.2) | <0.0001 |
Type of thermometer owned/recommended | |||
Mercury-in-glass | 203 (52.3) | 108 (22.5) | <0.0001 |
Digital | 255 (65.7) | 305 (63.5) | 0.551 |
Auricular | 32 (8.2) | 10 (2.0) | <0.0001 |
Skin Infrared | 27 (6.9) | 5 (1.0) | 0.330 |
Plastic strip placed on forehead | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.915 |
Dummy-pacifier style | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.915 |
No thermometer owned/recommended | 0 (0.0) | 52 (10.8) | <0.0001 |