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Table 3 Knowledge about fever

From: Fever phobia: a comparison survey between caregivers in the inpatient ward and caregivers at the outpatient department in a children’s hospital in China

Variables

Total

OPD

Ward

p value

n = 621 (%)

n = 305 (%)

n = 316 (%)

Body temperature considered to give antipyretics (°C)

 ≥ 37

29 (4.7)

20 (6.6)

9 (2.8)

 

 ≥ 38

248 (39.9)

123 (40.3)

125 (39.6)

 

 ≥ 38.5

286 (46.1)

137 (44.9)

149 (47.2)

 

 ≥ 39

55 (8.9)

22 (7.2)

33 (10.4)

 

 Unknown

3 (0.5)

3 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

0.046

Antipyretics used

 Ibuprofen

493 (79.4)

246 (80.7)

247 (78.2)

 

 Acetaminophen

59 (9.5)

29 (9.5)

30 (9.5)

 

 Ibuprofen &Acetaminophen

27 (4.3)

12 (3.9)

15 (4.7)

 

 Aspirin

2 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.6)

 

 Banlangena

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

 

 Qingkailingkelib

3 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

2 (0.6)

 

 Chaihukoufuyec

2 (0.3)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.3)

 

 Compound Xinbu Granulesd

3 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

2 (0.6)

 

 Niuhuangsuankelie

3 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

2 (0.6)

 

 Xiaoerqingrejiekelif

3 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

2 (0.6)

 

 Unknown

25 (4.0)

13 (4.3)

12 (3.8)

0.634

Giving antipyretics during sleep

 Yes

422 (68.0)

192 (63.0)

230 (72.8)

 

 No

199 (32.0)

113 (37.0)

86 (27.2)

0.009

Where to get antipyretics

 Drugstore

210 (33.8)

89 (29.2)

121 (38.3)

 

 Hospital

381 (61.4)

203 (66.6)

178 (56.3)

 

 Drugstore & Hospital

30 (4.8)

13 (4.3)

17 (5.4)

0.032

The method of physical cooling

 Tepid sponging

287 (46.2)

136 (44.6)

151 (47.8)

0.469

 Cold sponging

17 (2.7)

15 (4.9)

2 (0.6)

0.001

 Cold toweling

93 (15.0)

75 (24.6)

108 (34.2)

0.01

 Alcohol sponging

121 (19.5)

58 (19.0)

63 (19.9)

0.803

 Fever cooling patch

65 (10.5)

27 (8.9)

38 (12.0)

0.197

 Unknown/No

47 (7.6)

26 (8.5)

21 (6.6)

0.376

 Wine

2 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.6)

0.499

  1. aRadix isatidis; bQingkailing granules; cTaurine Granules and Radix Bupleuri Oral Liquids; dCompound Zinc Gluconate and Ibuprofen Granules; eTaurine Granules; fQingrejie granules