. 2018 Oct 5;6:279. doi: 10.3389/fped.2018.00279

Table 2.

Parents' knowledge and behaviors concerning febrile illnesses in children.

	Countries with advanced economies				Countries with emerging and developing economies				All countries
(%)	Last decade^a	1stquinquennial^b	Last quinquennial^b	P^c	Last decade^a	1st quinquennial^b	Last quinquennial^b	P^c	Last decade^a	1st quinquennial^b	Last quinquennial^b	P^c
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD
Rectal	57	98	53	< 0.01	1	1	1	0.79	5	98	4	< 0.01
Oral	2	1	2	0.39	0	0	0	0.35	1	1	1	0.96
Auricular	18	8	14	0.35	2	2	2	0.59	6	9	6	0.88
Axillar	8	1	10	0.17	85	91	85	0.10	33	1	19	< 0.01
Touching	38	17	38	0.04	44	52	44	0.13	42	17	42	0.08
FEVER DEFINITION
Temperature ≥38°C	60	46	60	0.37	54	30	54	0.32	58	38	55	0.27
PHYSICAL TREATMENTS
Encourage fluid intake	72	19	34	0.03	79	79^d	79^d	0.92	73	19	62	0.01
Light clothing	64	19	63	0.03	35	21	35	0.61	48	19	47	0.17
Adjust room temperature	20	16	20	0.97	NA	NA	NA	NA	20	16	20	0.97
Bathe	31	32	28	0.46	69	36	69	0.02	36	32	34	0.25
Sponge	24	50	64	0.70	66	80	62	0.53	36	38	67	0.62
DRUG TREATMENTS
Monotherapy	65	53	71	0.46	75	65	75	0.87	67	53	71	0.22
Acetaminophen	92	91	98	< 0.01	71	83	71	0.03	87	91	92	0.09
Ibuprofen	32	20	41	0.87	23	13	24	0.09	28	20	43	0.72
AAS	1	60	1	0.07	2	4	2	0.09	1	60	1	0.02

Inverse-variance-weighted pooled frequency in the last decade;

Inverse-variance-weighted pooled frequency of the first and last quinquennials with available data;

P-value of linear regression of inverse-variance-weighted frequencies over time (in years);

Same period of study; NA, No data available; AAS, acetylsalicylic acid.