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We defined fever phobia as caregivers having a high level of concern regarding fever or having incorrect beliefs regarding the consequences of fever.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 502 caregivers completed the survey. Fever phobia was present in 365 (74.3% [95% confidence interval, CI 70.3\u201378.0%]) respondents, with 242 (49.3% [95% CI 44.9\u201353.7%]) caregivers reporting a high level of concern regarding fever, and 288 (61.8% [95% CI 57.3\u201366.1%]) caregivers reporting at least one incorrect belief regarding the consequences of fever. Majority of caregivers (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0383, 87.6% [95% CI 84.2\u201390.4%]) knew the correct dosing interval for paracetamol, compared to less than half of caregivers (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0179, 42.5% [95% CI 37.9\u201347.3%]) for ibuprofen. Caregivers reported non\u2010evidence\u2010based fever management practices such as sponging, always giving paracetamol and\/or ibuprofen for fever, and waking children from sleep to give antipyretics. Over one\u2010third of caregivers identified ED doctors (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0195, 40.2% [95% CI 34.7\u201343.2%]) and ED nurses (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0173, 35.7% [95% CI 31.5\u201340.0%]) as sources of information regarding fever management. A higher level of education was associated with fever phobia (odds ratio 1.68 [95% CI 1.04\u20132.72], <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.04).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fever phobia is prevalent among caregivers of children presenting to New Zealand EDs. 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