Reliability of subjective assessment of fever by mothers.

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dc.contributor.authorSinghi, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSood, Ven_US
dc.date.accessioned1990-08-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T05:03:14Z
dc.date.available1990-08-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T05:03:14Z
dc.date.issued1990-08-01en_US
dc.description.abstractTo evaluate reliability of mother's subjective assessment of fever, we measured actual body temperature of 301 children and correlated these with assessment of fever (presence or absence) by the mother. Mothers could identify 88.9% (104/117) of febrile children and 88.6% (163/184) afebrile children correctly (positive and negative predictive values 83.2 and 87.6%, respectively). Palpation of more than one anatomical site for subjective assessment had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 92.2%. The accuracy of the assessment was maximum in infants, and was not influenced by sex of the child, mother's educational status and the use of thermometer at home. In the situation where accurate measurement of temperature by thermometer is not available, mother's assessment about presence or absence of fever in her child can be relied upon by health-workers and physicians.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSinghi S, Sood V. Reliability of subjective assessment of fever by mothers. Indian Pediatrics. 1990 Aug; 27(8): 811-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/7750
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.neten_US
dc.subject.meshBody Temperatureen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshEducational Statusen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFever --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMothersen_US
dc.subject.meshReproducibility of Resultsen_US
dc.subject.meshThermometersen_US
dc.titleReliability of subjective assessment of fever by mothers.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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