Table 2 Temperature monitoring methods used by paediatricians who participated in the 2009 (n = 480) and/or in the 2012 surveys (n = 300) and/or were aware (n = 168) or not aware (n = 132) of the IFG
Participants in 2009 survey n (%) | Participants in 2012 survey n (%) | P | Participants in 2012 survey who were aware of the IFG n (%) | Participants in 2012 survey who were not aware of the IFG n (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Site/mode of measurement in children under one year | ||||||
Axillary | 111 (23.1) | 118 (39.3) | ≤0.0001 | 83 (49.4) | 35 (26.5) | 0.000 |
Rectal | 309 (64.4) | 124 (41.3) | ≤0.0001 | 60 (35.7) | 64 (48.4) | 0.035 |
Groin crease | 51 (10.7) | 38 (12.7) | 0.299 | 17 (10.1) | 21 (15.9) | 0.186 |
Oral | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0.812 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Auricular | 4 (0.8) | 18 (6.0) | 0.000 | 6 (3.6) | 12 (9.1) | 0.080 |
On the forehead | 4 (0.8) | 2 (0.6) | 0.871 | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 0.587 |
Site/mode of measurement in children over one year | ||||||
Axillary | 388 (80.8) | 242 (80.7) | 0.994 | 141 (83.9) | 101 (76.5) | 0.142 |
Rectal | 39 (8.1) | 9 (3.0) | 0.006 | 3 (1.8) | 6 (4.5) | 0.294 |
Groin crease | 32 (6.7) | 15 (5.0) | 0.425 | 8 (4.8) | 7 (5.3) | 0.957 |
Oral | 0 (0) | 2 (0.7) | 0.288 | 0 (0) | 2 (1.5) | 0.376 |
Auricular | 9 (1.9) | 29 (9.6) | 0.000 | 13 (7.7) | 16 (12.1) | 0.281 |
On the forehead | 11 (2.3) | 3 (1.0) | 0.296 | 3 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 0.338 |