| dc.description.abstract | Self-medication is the use of medicines by individuals to treat mild symptoms or
minor illnesses. It can overcome minor ailments and complaints, such as fever. Fever is a sign of
disease often suffered by children under five years. Knowledge and self-medication practice of
fever must be mastered well by the mother to handle this symptom correctly. Aims: This study
aimed to explore mothers’ knowledge and practices toward self-medication of fever among
children under five years and the relationship between knowledge and practices. Method: This
study was observational with a cross-sectional design. It involved 385 mothers from Muncar
District Banyuwangi, Indonesia. It used a validated questionnaire to collect the data, including five
categories, three for knowledge and two for practice. The relationship between knowledge and
practice was analyzed by the Chi-square test. Result: The three categories of knowledge were
good (83 respondents), sufficient (206 respondents), and insufficient (96 respondents), while the
two categories of practice were good (213 respondents) and insufficient (172 respondents). The
chi-square test yielded a p-value <0.001. Conclusion: Thisstudy revealed a significant relationship
between knowledge and practice. Hence, the better the knowledge, the better the practice in fever
self-medication. | en_US |
