APPLICATION OF DEMONSTRATION-BASED EDUCATION ON MOTHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD FIRST AID FOR FEBRILE SEIZURES IN CHILDREN AT THE BEJI DISTRICT INTEGRATED HEALTH POST

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of demonstration-based education on mothers' attitudes toward the initial management of febrile seizures in toddlers. This quantitative research utilized a pre-experimental design (one-group pretest-posttest). The study population comprised mothers of toddlers at Posyandu Kamboja and Teratai, with a sample of 127 respondents selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using the Wilcoxon test. The results showed that before the education, most respondents had moderate (49.6%) and poor (46.5%) attitudes. After the intervention, there was a significant increase, with 52.8% of respondents demonstrating good attitudes and none remaining in the poor category. The statistical analysis yielded a p-value = 0.000 (p < 0.05), proving a significant effect of demonstration-based education on improving mothers' attitudes toward the initial management of febrile seizures.