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avje otrok in mladostnikov | health of children and adolescents 82 tionnaire, which was drawn up following a literature review and adopted ac-
cordingly to the needs of our research (Miklič, 2010). In order to carry out the
survey, we contacted the head nurse of the pediatric clinic and she then invited
us to an interview. Before conducting the interview, we had to obtain the con-
sent from the Pediatric Division at the Community Medical Center Ilirska Bis-
trica. After being given all the necessary consents, we handed over the ques-
tionnaire, containing all the survey questions, to the medical team working at
the children’s department of pediatric medicine. The questionnaires were then
distributed to parents during the children’s preventive and curative examina-
tions or treatment. For the purpose of theory elaboration, a descriptive meth-
od of work was adopted in order to perform a systematic domestic and foreign
literature review. The data we were able to obtain from the questionnaire above
mentioned were further processed with the help of the following computer
tools: Microsoft Office Excell and Microsoft Office Word and the 1KA Applica-
tion. The research sample included 50 randomly selected parents. Non-random
sampling was the sampling technique used in order to make the sample selec-
tion based on factors other than just random chance. 16 % (8) of men and 84 %
(42) of women took part in the survey as interviewees or survey respondents.
Results
Upon analyzing the results of the above mentioned questionnaire, we found
that parents are relatively well acquainted with the occurrence of fever in a
child. Moreover, it was discovered that there is only one parent (2 %) who low-
ers the fever incorrectly. Most are familiar with the different methods of reduc-
ing fever, but only 15 (30 %) of them use them in the most suitable or appro-
priate combination. For the treatment of fever in children, 26 (52 %) of parents
participating in the study would administer rectal suppositories and syrup
as fever reducers for children. Only 14 % of parents taking part in the survey
in question would break their child’s elevated body temperature safely with a
lukewarm bath or shower and cold compresses or tepid sponging.
Furthermore, it was also established that more than half of them (50 %)
start reducing fever too early, which ultimately prevents the body from fend-
ing off the disease on its own. In order to break the fever, many parents (22 %)
decide to lower the child’s elevated body temperature when it exceeds 38,0 ⁰C.
More than a quarter (28 %) of all surveyed parents know when it is best to start
taking a fever down. Table 1 shows the parents‘ responses as far as the right time
to start taking a child’s fever down is concerned.
Table 1: The beginning of bringing a child‘s fever down
Body temperature (°C) Number Share/Percentage
I do not bring body temperature down 0 0
36,0–37,5 0 0
cordingly to the needs of our research (Miklič, 2010). In order to carry out the
survey, we contacted the head nurse of the pediatric clinic and she then invited
us to an interview. Before conducting the interview, we had to obtain the con-
sent from the Pediatric Division at the Community Medical Center Ilirska Bis-
trica. After being given all the necessary consents, we handed over the ques-
tionnaire, containing all the survey questions, to the medical team working at
the children’s department of pediatric medicine. The questionnaires were then
distributed to parents during the children’s preventive and curative examina-
tions or treatment. For the purpose of theory elaboration, a descriptive meth-
od of work was adopted in order to perform a systematic domestic and foreign
literature review. The data we were able to obtain from the questionnaire above
mentioned were further processed with the help of the following computer
tools: Microsoft Office Excell and Microsoft Office Word and the 1KA Applica-
tion. The research sample included 50 randomly selected parents. Non-random
sampling was the sampling technique used in order to make the sample selec-
tion based on factors other than just random chance. 16 % (8) of men and 84 %
(42) of women took part in the survey as interviewees or survey respondents.
Results
Upon analyzing the results of the above mentioned questionnaire, we found
that parents are relatively well acquainted with the occurrence of fever in a
child. Moreover, it was discovered that there is only one parent (2 %) who low-
ers the fever incorrectly. Most are familiar with the different methods of reduc-
ing fever, but only 15 (30 %) of them use them in the most suitable or appro-
priate combination. For the treatment of fever in children, 26 (52 %) of parents
participating in the study would administer rectal suppositories and syrup
as fever reducers for children. Only 14 % of parents taking part in the survey
in question would break their child’s elevated body temperature safely with a
lukewarm bath or shower and cold compresses or tepid sponging.
Furthermore, it was also established that more than half of them (50 %)
start reducing fever too early, which ultimately prevents the body from fend-
ing off the disease on its own. In order to break the fever, many parents (22 %)
decide to lower the child’s elevated body temperature when it exceeds 38,0 ⁰C.
More than a quarter (28 %) of all surveyed parents know when it is best to start
taking a fever down. Table 1 shows the parents‘ responses as far as the right time
to start taking a child’s fever down is concerned.
Table 1: The beginning of bringing a child‘s fever down
Body temperature (°C) Number Share/Percentage
I do not bring body temperature down 0 0
36,0–37,5 0 0
