Table 1. Characteristics (n = 200) of mothers and children with the main complaint of fever.

Variable	Mean (SD)	Number (%)
Mother's age (years)	25.4 (6.2)	-
Fever fear		200 (100.0)
Child's age (months)	15.3 (8.5)	-
Child's nutritional status
Underweight		42 (21.0)
Normal		150 (75.0)
Overweight		8 (4.0)
Child's sex
Male		114 (57.0)
Female		86 (43.0)

SD = standard deviation.