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First-aid management of febrile seizures is also important to avoid complications and help parents feel less anxious. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of evidence describing the home-management practices of mothers in Jordan.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The purpose of this study was to describe the home-management practices of mothers of children under six years of age with febrile seizures in Jordan and to determine factors associated with appropriate and inappropriate practices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used. Data were collected between August and December 2021 from mothers attending pediatric outpatient clinics and pediatric wards in two public hospitals in northern Jordan. A structured questionnaire developed by Elbilgahy and Abd El Aziz (2018) was used to assess mothers\u2019 home-management practices. Predictors of mothers\u2019 home-management practices were analyzed using SPSS version 26, descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, and backward multiple regression analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In total, 68.4% of the mothers exhibited proper home-management behaviors in the course of febrile seizure. The majority of mothers reported that they put the child in a safe position (86.9%), noticed the manifestations and duration of seizures (84.5%), and tried to decrease body temperature (85.7%). Nevertheless, a considerable percentage of them were panic (61.9%) and doing the wrong things like cardiac massage (23.8%). Regression analysis showed that higher maternal knowledge and more positive attitudes were significantly associated with better home-management practice scores, which explained 27% of the variance of home-management practices among mothers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec005\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite the fact that over two-thirds of mothers showed proper actions, there were still gaps in some essential first-aid actions in case of febrile seizures. There were a number of factors that were linked to home-management practices by mothers, which underscored the need to enhance the education of caregivers about the first-aid management of febrile seizures. Specific educational programs by healthcare providers are required to enhance the response of caregivers and encourage safe home management of febrile seizures among children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0355159","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,7]],"date-time":"2026-08-07T17:24:31Z","timestamp":1786123471000},"page":"e0355159","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Mothers\u2019 home management practices during febrile seizures in children under six years of age in Jordan"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Maha","family":"Atout","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nouraldun 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