Korean Childcare Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, Concerns, and Practices of Febrile Convulsions

Won-Oak Oh, Yoo Jin Heo, Min Hyun Suk and Anna Lee
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Won-Oak Oh: School of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
Yoo Jin Heo: School of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
Min Hyun Suk: Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, CHA University, Pocheon-si 11160, Korea
Anna Lee: School of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: With the increase in the number of childcare facilities, childcare providers’ coping skills to take quick action in emergencies have become crucial. This study was to examine Korean childcare providers’ knowledge, attitudes, concerns, and practices regarding febrile convulsions (FCs), and to identify factors influencing their management of FCs. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire of 216 Korean childcare providers. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample characteristics and FC questionnaires. The differences in the FC practice by demographic variables were assessed using t-test and one-way analysis of variance. The relationships between FC practice and other variables were investigated using Pearson correlations and regression analysis. The childcare providers showed unfavorable levels of outcomes regarding FCs with a low percentage of correct answers on FC knowledge and recommended practices as well as negative attitudes and concerns toward FCs. Additionally, results indicated that the knowledge, education, attitudes toward, and actual experiences of FCs were related to FC practices. The current findings provide important evidence to develop interventions targeting childcare providers.

Keywords: early childhood care; childcare providers; febrile convulsions; first-aid practices; fever education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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