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 |