Mother's Smart Card Effect on Mother's Knowledge and Awareness of Children's Fever in The Pre-Hospital Phase

Mother's Smart Card Effect on Mother's Knowledge and Awareness of Children's Fever in The Pre-Hospital Phase

children, fever, smart card, mother, pre-hospital

Introduction: Fever increases body temperature above 37.50 C, making the
child uncomfortable; the child's body and face are hot, red, and shivers.
Fever conditions also affect parents, especially mothers who will also feel
anxious. This study aimed to determine the effect of the Mother's Smart
Card on the knowledge and awareness of mothers in the management of
children with fever in the pre-hospital phase.
Methods: This study used a Quasi-Experimental design with a pre-test and
post-test approach with a purposive sampling technique on 40 mothers. A
mother's knowledge is measured by knowledge about fever. In contrast,
vigilance is measured by how the mother behaves and her accuracy in
making decisions when her child has a fever. All measurements used a
questionnaire.
Results: The results of data analysis using paired t-test showed a significant
effect of the Mother's Smart Card on mother's knowledge and awareness
in managing children with fever at home with a p-value of 0.000.
Conclusion: This means that the Mother's Smart Card can increase the
knowledge and awareness of mothers in the management of children with
fever in the pre-hospital phase. This result is hoped that the Mother’s
Smart Card can be a reference in increasing mothers' knowledge and
awareness and minimizing treatment in inappropriate health facilities that
can be at risk of transmitting other diseases.

Sapondra Wijaya1, Wahyu Dwi Ari Wibowo1, Abdul Rokhman2*

, Firman Nugraha

Putra1, Huswatun Azmarina Yulandari1, Encan Reazsari Anisya1

https://doi.org/10.37363/bnr.2022.3296

24 July 2022

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