PubMed Central, : RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2017 January; 8(1): e0007. ISSN: 2076-9172Published online 2017 January 30. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10282.

Table 4.

Fever-Related Beliefs and Behaviors.

Variables, n (%)	Total (n=100)	Group 1 (n=60)	Group 2 (n=40)	P^*	CI
Fever causes brain damage	45 (45)	24 (40)	21 (53)	0.2	−8.22 to 33.22
Fever causes epilepsy	16 (16)	10 (17)	6 (15)	0.79	−15.08 to 17.10
Would give antipyretics to a comfortable child with temperature of 38.0°C	31 (31)	17 (28)	14 (35)	0.46	−12.44 to 26.89
Would give antipyretics to a comfortable child with temperature 37.4°C to 37.8°C	10 (10)	7 (12)	3 (8)	0.52	−10.79 to 16.61
A febrile child should always be examined by a physician	25 (25)	14 (23)	11 (28)	0.57	−13.16 to 24.16
A febrile child should always have blood tests drawn	10 (10)	4 (7)	6 (15)	0.2	−5.39 to 23.65
A febrile child should always be treated with antibiotics	1 (1)	1 (2)	0 (0)	0.37	−7.02 to 9.48
Teething can cause fever	74 (74)	40 (67)	34 (85)	0.05	−0.83 to 34.26

^*Chi-square comparison of two groups.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2017 January; 8(1): e0007. ISSN: 2076-9172

Published online 2017 January 30. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10282