Title

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICES OF MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WITH FEBRILE SEIZURES

Author(s)

Jelly Rose G. Egbus, BSN

Kersthel Faith V. Else, BSN

Nadine Marie B. Go, BSN

Fernando L. Gucor, BSN

Alyssa Sofie G. Ocul

Affiliation

Misamis University

Contributor

Rojaida S. Tabanao

Susan N. Santos

Anna Grace A. Zacal

Year

2022-08

Abstract

Mother’s care towards their children is important especially during childhood. In the world, febrile seizures affect 2 to 4% of children, and 2 to 10% develop subsequent unprovoked seizures. The study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practices of mothers of children with febrile seizures. The study utilized a quantitative type of research, particularly a correlational type of research design. The respondents in this study are mothers selected through purposive sampling and snowball sampling in the three barangays of Ozamiz City. There are fifty-eight respondents in the study. The study made use of a mixed researcher-made and a standardized questionnaire based on both the questionnaires adopted from Syahida et al. (2016) and Srinivasa et al. (2018) to gather pertinent data. Average Weighted Mean, Pearson’s Correlation, and Standard Deviation were the statistical tools used in the study. Results revealed that there is a highly significant relationship between the mothers’ level of knowledge and their practices and there is a highly significant relationship between mothers’ degree of attitude and their practices. Further, the overall knowledge of mothers about febrile seizure is poor. Thus, to improve the knowledge, attitude, and practice levels of mothers regarding febrile seizures, mothers should be given all the information they require regarding management of febrile illness, either through extensive media campaigns by qualified healthcare professionals or through community-based educational sessions.

Keywords

children, febrile seizure, mothers