KMID : 1102120200260020190
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Child Health Nursing Research 2020 Volume.26 No. 2 p.190 ~ p.200
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Correlations between Obtaining Fever Management Information from the Internet and Knowledge and Practices of Fever Management by Mothers of Infants and Toddlers
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Kim Hyeon-Jin
Koo Hyun-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to identify correlations between how much fever management information mothers obtained from the internet and their actual knowledge and practices of fever management.
Methods: This was a descriptive survey of 172 mothers with children aged between 0 and 3 attending five daycare centers located in the city of Daegu. Descriptive statistics, the independent t-test or one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficients were used for data analysis.
Results: In total, 75% of the mothers had searched the internet for information on fever management. The overwhelming majority (92.2%) used information from the internet to help manage fever in their children. Positive correlations were found between acquiring fever management information from the internet and fever management practices (r=.18, p=.038), and between mother¡¯s knowledge and practices of fever management (r=.27, p<.001).
Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, to improve fever management practices, it is necessary to increase mothers¡¯ knowledge. Therefore, resources should be developed to augment mothers¡¯ knowledge of fever management through the internet.
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KEYWORD
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Fever, Internet, Knowledge, Infant, Mother
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