Table 4.
Differences in antipyretics use in participants in the 2009 (n = 480) and/or in the 2012 (n = 300) survey, and who were aware (n = 168) or not aware (n = 132) of the IFG
| Participants in 2009 survey n (%) | Participants in 2012 survey n (%) | P | Participants in 2012 survey who were aware of the IFG n (%) | Participants in 2012 survey who were not aware of the IFG n (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First choice antipyretic drug | ||||||
| Acetaminophene |
463 (96.4) |
295 (98.3) |
0.188 |
167 (99.4) |
128 (97.0) |
0.23 |
| Ibuprofene |
17 (3.6) |
4 (1.3) |
0.104 |
0 |
4 (3.0) |
0.083 |
| Aspirin |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
|
0 |
0 |
|
| Other (metamizole. betamethasone) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.4) |
0.812 |
1 (0.6) |
0 |
0.904 |
| Second choice antipyretic drug | ||||||
| Acetaminophene |
32 (6.7) |
19 (6.3) |
0.973 |
7 (4.2) |
12 (9.1) |
0.134 |
| Ibuprofene |
440 (91.6) |
276 (91.0) |
0.975 |
159 (94.6) |
117 (88.6) |
0.091 |
| Aspirin |
1 (0.3) |
2 (0.7) |
0.681 |
0 (0.0) |
2 (1.5) |
0.376 |
| Other (metamizole. betamethasone) |
7 (1.4) |
3 (1.0) |
0.821 |
2 (1.2) |
1 (0.8) |
0.833 |
| Alternating use of antipyretic drugs and use of atipyretic according to child’s discomfort | ||||||
| Yes |
130 (27.0) |
34 (11.3) |
≤0.0001 |
12 (7.0) |
22 (17.0) |
0.016 |
| No |
350 (72.9) |
266 (88.7) |
≤0.0001 |
156 (93.0) |
110 (83.0) |
0.000 |
| Use of physical methods | ||||||
| With antipyretic drug |
62 (13.0) |
29 (9.6) |
0.207 |
11 (6.5) |
18 (14) |
0.062 |
| Before the antipyretic drug |
15 (3.3) |
9 (3.0) |
0.909 |
2 (1.2) |
7 (5.0) |
0.083 |
| If the fever persists |
315 (65.0) |
153 (51.0) |
≤0.0001 |
71 (42.3) |
82 (62.0) |
0.000 |
| No never | 88 (18.7) | 109 (36.4) | ≤0.0001 | 84 (50.0) | 25 (19.0) | 0.000 |