Risk factors of recurrent febrile seizures in children at Somdejphrajaotaksinmaharaj hospital

Abstract

This research has the objective to study the general characteristics and clinical features of pediatric patients experiencing febrile seizures, as well as to investigate the prevalence of recurrent febrile seizures and the associated risk factors among pediatric patients at Somdejphrajaotaksinmaharaj hospital. Material and methods this study is a retrospe - ctive cohort study conducted on pediatric patients aged 6 to 60 months who were diagnosed with febrile seizures and admitted to the hospital between October 2020 and July 2023. The study followed up on the occurrence of recurrent febrile seizures within a 1-year period. Data were analyzed using statistical software, with descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were applied using binary logistic regression analysis, and results were presented with adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI). The level of statistical significance was set at 0.05 Result the general characteristics revealed that the majority of pediatric patients were male (52.9%). Clinically, 83.4% of the children experienced simple febrile seizures. Analysis showed that the risk factors significantly associated with recurrent febrile seizures in pediatric patients were gender and the type of febrile seizures. Male patients were 2.46 times more likely to experience recurrent febrile seizures compared to female patients (p-value = 0.046, 95% CI = 1.02-5.94). Additionally, children with complex febrile seizures were 3.37 times more likely to have recurrent febrile seizures than those with simple febrile seizures (p-value = 0.024, 95% CI = 1.17-9.65). Conclusion the risk factors significantly associated with the recurrence of febrile seizures in pediatric patients include gender and the type of febrile seizures.