The purpose of this study is

To Identify parents’ knowledge and practice toward childhood fever in West Bank,

Palestine.

Statement of problem

Fever is the most common reason for parents to seek medical health care. Most

fevers are not serious, they are a local reaction to protect the host and preserve

normal body functions; however, many parents report concern that their child’s

fever may cause convulsions or brain damage. Globally, fear of fever,

inappropriate practices for managing fever and overuse of antipyretics to normalize

temperature do not appear to have changed over the last 30 years.

In Palestine Information about parents’ knowledge and beliefs about fever or fever

management are unknown. Also actual practices for managing childhood fever and

factors influencing their practices have not been investigated.

Internationally, the management of childhood fever is a complex behavior in which

some myths and misconceptions exist among parents. This issue may be more

serious in the Palestinian healthcare context, where both traditional and western

health practices are common and limited research findings have been reported.