Research Article
A Cross-Sectional Study on Subjective Fever Assessment in Children by Palpation: Are Fathers as Reliable as Mothers?
Table 4
Association between variables and identification of fever over 39°C by palpation (n = 239).
| Factors | OR | 95% CI | value |
| Father (ref = mother) | 0.56 | (0.31, 1.00) | 0.05 | Child’s order in the family | 1.14 | (0.87, 1.49) | 0.344 | Employment (ref = 20–60 hrs) | | | | Unemployed | 0.48 | (0.23, 0.90) | 0.044 | Less than 30 hrs | 0.52 | (0.17, 1.63) | 0.262 | 60–90 hrs | 1.14 | (0.36, 2.62) | 0.828 | Believe can estimate fever | 0.68 | (0.37, 1.26) | 0.223 |
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ROC = 0.587; OR: odds ratio.
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