The effectiveness of a fever management education program for parents with low health literacy. A Randomised Control Trial (RCT)

INTERVENTION: Intervention group one: This group will involve parents with low health literacy who will receive a fever education package designed for low health literacy people. The education package includes an eight minute DVD and brochure; both the DVD and the brochure will contain information about pharmacological and non‐pharmacological fever treatments, the correct way of measuring a child’s body temperature, and general knowledge about fever. Intervention group two: this group will involve parents with functional health literacy who will also receive the same fever education package received by the first group. CONDITION: Child fever Management Child fever knowledge PRIMARY OUTCOME: Participant's fever management practice Participants General fever health knowledge SECONDARY OUTCOME: Reduction in unnecessarily febrile child presentation to ED INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Parents of Children with a history of fever before presentation to ED or with a temperature of greater than 37 degrees 2. Parents of Children aged between three months to five years 3. Parents who are able to read, write and understand English