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.

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BMC Pediatrics
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2025-11-24
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06335-8
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Thermal Regulation in Medicine
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Maternal attitudes and practices toward childhood fever: insights from a large-scale survey of over 3,000 mothers

Bahar Öztelcan Gündüz, Mehmet CENGİZ
BMC Pediatrics
Thermal Regulation in Medicine
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Maternal attitudes and practices toward childhood fever: insights from a large-scale survey of over 3,000 mothers

Bahar Öztelcan Gündüz, Mehmet CENGİZ
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Abstract

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.

BMC PediatricsVol. 25(1)
University of Health Science (KH), Eskişehir City Hospital (TR), Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR), University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
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Thermal Regulation in Medicine
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