Assessing Maternal Awareness on Prevention and Management of Febrile Seizures among mothers of Under-Five Children in a selected Hospital, Mysuru

Background: High grade Fever also increases the risk of febrile convulsions. Mother is first person to understand that the child is ill and who take care of their children constantly. She checks temperature of child as well. If high grade fever is neglected or mismanaged it leads to febrile convulsions in a child. Most childhood seizures are relatively common and represented by febrile episodes associated with childhood convulsions. Methods: The main aim of the study to assess the maternal awareness on prevention and management of febrile Seizures among mothers of Under-Five Children. A descriptive survey approach was adopted for this study. The study was conducted among 60 mothers of under-five children in a selected hospital at Mysuru. Non probability convenience sampling technique was adopted. Personal Proforma was used to assess the selected personal variables and structured knowledge questionnaire was used. The data was tabulated and analyzed in terms of objectives of the study, using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The findings of the study revealed that the knowledge of mothers of under-five children regarding prevention and management of febrile seizures was inadequate. The data shows that majority of mothers (41, 68%) had inadequate knowledge, 15 (25%) had moderate knowledge, and 4 (6.66%) had good knowledge. The knowledge score of mothers of under-five children regarding prevention and management of febrile seizures ranges from 0 to 17, with a mean score of 9.37 and standard deviation ±2.39. - The computed Chi-square value to ascertain the association between knowledge with their selected personal variables of mothers of under-five children was found to be significant for age of mother, educational status, previous exposure to educational programs, and sources of information regarding febrile seizures. Discussion and Conclusion: The study concluded that the knowledge of mothers of under-five children regarding prevention and management of febrile seizures was inadequate. There is a need for health education programs to improve knowledge and promote appropriate care. These findings suggest that targeted interventions can be designed to improve knowledge and promote better care for children with febrile seizures.