Management of febrile convulsion in home settings: a qualitative study of multiple caregiver practices in the Cape Coast Metropolis in Ghana

FC is commonly managed at home independent of orthodox care availability. Caregivers employed herbal and ad hoc treatment regimens, usually unwarranted, visually frightening and spiritual approaches which were not the best home management approaches. These findings call for the need to educate caregivers about the best home management of FC.