Knowledge and Attitudes of Mothers Regarding Febrile Convulsions among Children under Five – Years at Assiut city.

Background: Febrile Convulsions are the most common convulsive disorder of childhood. They represent a benign neurological disorder in children under the age of five and often make parents distressed and frightened leading to a relevant reduction in the quality of care. Aim of the study; to assess mothers' knowledge and attitudes regarding febrile convulsions among children under five. Subject and methods: A descriptive research design was applied on (1010) mothers in three maternal and child health centers at Assiut City. Tool of the study: Data were collected by structured interview questionnaire, which consisted of four parts: Part 1: demographic data. Part 2: Family experience with febrile convulsions. Part 3: Mothers' knowledge regarding febrile convulsion episodes. Part 4: Mothers’ attitudes toward febrile convulsions. Results: The current study findings showed that,12.3% of the studied mothers had good knowledge while 65.2% had poor knowledge regarding febrile convulsions. Also, the current study findings showed that 61.3% of the studied mothers had positive attitudes towards febrile convulsions, while 38.7% of them had negative attitudes. There was a highly statistical significance difference between total scores of mother’s knowledges and their age, education, occupation, residence and previous training program and there was a high statistically significant differences between mothers' attitude and their occupation, residence and having a child with febrile convulsions level. Conclusion: Existence of poor level of knowledge regarding febrile convulsions. Mothers' knowledge was significantly affected by age, education and residence. Recommendations: Educational campaigns and health promotion programs targeted women to increase regarding febrile convulsions.