Prevalence of febrile seizure as seen in emergency paediatric unit of University of Delta Teaching Hospital, Agbor from January 2017 - December 2022 Department: Nursing Science By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 7280 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractFebrile seizures (FS), which is a common neurologic disorder in children aged 6–60 months, are convulsions that happen due to fever without any intracranial infection. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of febrile seizures as seen in the emergency paediatric unit of the University of Delta Teaching Hospital from January 2017-December 2022. The instrument for data collection was checklist. A retrospective descriptive design was used and simple percentages and findings were represented using frequency, bar chart, pie chart and chi-square to test the hypothesis. A total of 146 cases were seen. The findings from the year 2017-2022 reviewed revealed that age range 1year-5years had the highest incidence with 86.3% of total cases, the male gender the highest incidence with 67.8% of the total cases the highest incidence with 86.3% of the total cases, on religion distribution, it was revealed that Muslims has the highest incidence with 72.6% of the total cases, and the socioeconomic status revealed that employed the highest incidence with 54.8% of the total cases, while survival rate has a significant influence on the incidence of febrile seizure in children as alive cases the highest incidence with 100% of total cases. This study recommends that Mothers attending clinics should be health educated on the various causes of febrile seizure, and risk factors among children, and public education about preventive measures in children should be done to the mother. Also, the government should ensure health facilities should be made available accessible and affordable to people wherever they live and work to make them gain access to health care, likewise, the community leader should be involved in health education programs on febrile seizures....Preview Download Preview +Other Nursing Science project topics and materials you might be interested in»Factors contributing to ineffective utilization of immunization programme among mothers in Ekwerazu town Ahiazu Mbaise local government area Imo state»Awareness of female genital mutilation and its implication to reproductive health among mothers in Amaifeke in Orlu local government, Imo state»Accessibility and use of information communication technology (ICT) in the enhancement of nursing education among nursing students in Madonna University Teaching Hospital (MUTH)»Factors influencing the attitudes of women toward family planning in Rivers state»Assessment of nutritional pattern and practice among pregnant women in holy rosary hospital»Assessment of exclusive breastfeeding in the development of under-five children in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Awareness and practice of pressure sores prevention in the care of the elderly among nurses in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Knowledge and practice of quality assurance among nurses working in accident and emergency unit of University of Ilorin teaching hospital, Kwara state»Awareness of determinants of sexual abuse and identification of supportive care among female nursing student of Madonna University»Assessment of practices used in the prevention of Lassa fever infection among health workers in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Factors that influence the patronage of traditional birth attendants in Umuowa community Orlu Lga, Imo State»Attitude of nurses towards research among accident and emergency nurses of University of Ilorin teaching hospital»Burnout syndrome and use of therapeutic approaches among nursing students in Madonna University, Rivers state»Incidence of protein energy malnutrition among children under five years in General Hospital, Yelwa Yauri, Kebbi state»Factors influencing high rate of abortion among women of childbearing age in Saki, Saki West Local Government Area, Oyo State