Table 4 Differences in antipyretics use in participants in the 2009 (n = 480) and/or in the 2012 (n = 300) survey, and who 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First choice antipyretic drug | ||||||
Acetaminophene | 463 (96.4) | 295 (98.3) | 0.188 | 167 (99.4) | 128 (97.0) | 0.23 |
Ibuprofene | 17 (3.6) | 4 (1.3) | 0.104 | 0 | 4 (3.0) | 0.083 |
Aspirin | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 | ||
Other (metamizole. betamethasone) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0.812 | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 0.904 |
Second choice antipyretic drug | ||||||
Acetaminophene | 32 (6.7) | 19 (6.3) | 0.973 | 7 (4.2) | 12 (9.1) | 0.134 |
Ibuprofene | 440 (91.6) | 276 (91.0) | 0.975 | 159 (94.6) | 117 (88.6) | 0.091 |
Aspirin | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.7) | 0.681 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.5) | 0.376 |
Other (metamizole. betamethasone) | 7 (1.4) | 3 (1.0) | 0.821 | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 0.833 |
Alternating use of antipyretic drugs and use of atipyretic according to child’s discomfort | ||||||
Yes | 130 (27.0) | 34 (11.3) | ≤0.0001 | 12 (7.0) | 22 (17.0) | 0.016 |
No | 350 (72.9) | 266 (88.7) | ≤0.0001 | 156 (93.0) | 110 (83.0) | 0.000 |
Use of physical methods | ||||||
With antipyretic drug | 62 (13.0) | 29 (9.6) | 0.207 | 11 (6.5) | 18 (14) | 0.062 |
Before the antipyretic drug | 15 (3.3) | 9 (3.0) | 0.909 | 2 (1.2) | 7 (5.0) | 0.083 |
If the fever persists | 315 (65.0) | 153 (51.0) | ≤0.0001 | 71 (42.3) | 82 (62.0) | 0.000 |
No never | 88 (18.7) | 109 (36.4) | ≤0.0001 | 84 (50.0) | 25 (19.0) | 0.000 |