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Table 6 Sources for information 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 (%)

TV or newspaper

153 (24.6)

84 (27.5)

69 (21.8)

0.099

Parent’s books

179 (28.8)

87 (28.5)

92 (29.1)

0.871

Internet

139 (22.4)

58 (19.0)

81 (25.6)

0.048

Professional lectures

28 (4.5)

13 (4.1)

15 (4.7)

0.771

Neighbors or relatives

126 (20.3)

68 (22.3)

58 (18.4)

0.222

Doctors and nurses

300 (48.3)

131 (43.0)

169 (53.5)

0.009

Experience

155 (25.0)

45 (14.8)

110 (34.8)

<0.001