Maternal attitudes and practices toward childhood fever: insights from a large-scale survey of over 3,000 mothers
This large descriptive survey suggests that fever phobia and misconceptions persist among mothers in Türkiye. Findings should be interpreted cautiously due to the study's design limitations, including non-representative sampling and lack of child-level age data. These results provide a baseline for future, representative studies and may help inform parental counseling strategies.
Authors
- Bahar Öztelcan Gündüz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1243-8731)
- Mehmet CENGİZ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7135-2981)
Institutions
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Eskişehir City Hospital (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06335-8
- Primary Topic
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00