THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH EDUCATION ABOUT FEVER SEIZURES ON PARENTS' ATTITUDES IN HANDS OF EMERGENCIES OF FEBRILE SEIZURES IN CHILDREN
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Background: The first treatment for febrile seizures in children is significant. Excessive worry and anxiety can be caused by parents' lack of education or knowledge about the incidence of febrile seizures in children. This shows that additional education is needed regarding the attitude of parents in handling emergency febrile seizures in children. Aim: The aim is to determine the effectiveness of health education about febrile seizures on parents' attitudes in handling emergency febrile seizures in children in Banjarmasin. Method: This Research uses a pre-experimental design with a one-group pre-test post-test design approach. This study's population consisted of parents with children under 5 years old, and the sample size was 20 respondents. The sampling technique used in this Research is saturated sampling. The data collection tool used in this Research was a questionnaire regarding parents' attitudes in handling emergency febrile seizures in children. Result: The results of data analysis using the Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test with a significance level of ɑ = 0.05 resulted in a p-value of 0.000, which means health education is effective on parents' attitudes in handling emergency febrile seizures in children. Conclusion: In this study, emotionality is one thing that influences parents' attitudes in handling emergency febrile seizures in children. It is hoped that reasonable parental confidence and emotional level can improve parental attitudes in handling emergency febrile seizures in children
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