Abstract
Introduction: The use of warm compresses and warm sponge techniques as a modality therapy for the management of fever in typhoid children has a good influence. The purpose of this research was to learn of the differences between conventional warm compress and the tepid sponge technique as related to the body temperature changes of pediatric patients with typhoid fever. A fever that does not get a good standard of treatment can cause dehydration, neurological damage and febrile seizures.Methods: The research design was quasi-experiment with two groups pre-post test. The population was taken from the Kampili Community Health Center while the 20 samples were taken using the purposive sampling technique. Conventional warm compresses were placed on the forehead, while warm tepid sponges were compressed and placed on the forehead, armpits and the folds of the thighs simultaneously.Results: . The data of the results were significance tested using the General linear model repeated measure (p value 0.03 for conventional warm compresses and p value 0.01 on a warm compress tepid sponge technique).Conclusion: Statistically, the warm compress tepid sponge technique is more meaningful and qualitatively, the temperature change is better after the compression.
Highlights
The use of warm compresses and warm sponge techniques as a modality therapy for the management of fever in typhoid children has a good influence
Based on the results of the research conducted on the 20 respondents using a conventional warm compresses and the tepid sponge technique, [Table 1] shows the demographic data, namely the distribution of respondents based on the highest age at 7 - 12 years especially in reference to the tepid sponge techniques (60.0%)
The distribution of the respondents based on length of the treatment performed was 1 day of treatment for 13 respondents (65%), which was the most common treatment time. [Table 2] shows that the distribution of the respondents based on the level of fever was, for the conventional warm compresses in the pre-test measurements, at the highest febrile level, namely 38.50C
Summary
The use of warm compresses and warm sponge techniques as a modality therapy for the management of fever in typhoid children has a good influence. A fever that does not get a good standard of treatment can cause dehydration, neurological damage and febrile seizures. Typhoid fever is a systemic infection caused by Gram negative bacteria Salmonella Typhi. This bacteria are on food or drinks associated with poor hygiene and areas with poor sanitation. Typhoid fever is a serious health problem and it is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality in developing countries (Almeida & Almeida, 2008). Fevers that do not get a good treatment can cause dehydration, neurological damage and febrile seizures (Arbianingsih, 2011). Developing countries have the highest number of typhoid fever cases caused by the rapid population growth, increased urbanization and limited water and health service hygiene
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