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. 2013 May 30:2:26.
doi: 10.4103/2277-9531.112703. eCollection 2013.

The effect of educational program on knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers regarding prevention of febrile seizure in children

Arash Najimi  1 , Nayereh Kasiri Dolatabadi, Ahmad Ali Esmaeili, Gholam Reza Sharifirad
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The effect of educational program on knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers regarding prevention of febrile seizure in children

Arash Najimi et al. J Educ Health Promot. .

Abstract

Background: Febrile convulsion is one of the most common problems in children aged 5 months to 6 years. The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of an educational program on mothers for prevention of febrile seizure in children.

Materials and methods: In this clinical trial study, 88 mothers were chosen who were divided into intervention and control groups, randomly. Data of the control and intervention groups were collected in two stages, before intervention and 1 month after intervention, by a validated and reliable questionnaire. The intervention consisted of three educational sessions, each one lasting for 60 min. Data were analyzed using chi-square, t-test and paired t-test.

Findings: Age average of subjects in the intervention group and in the control group was 26.75 and 26.84 years, respectively. The results showed a significant increase in the knowledge (P < 0.001), attitude (P = 0.04) and practice (P = 0.01) in the intervention group 1 month after intervention compared with that before intervention, while such an increase was not seen in the control group.

Conclusion: This study confirmed the efficiency of educational interventions in improving mother's knowledge, attitude and practice regarding prevention of febrile seizure in children.

Keywords: Education; febrile seizure; mothers.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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