Needle Fear and Threat in Children

Abstract

Therefore, it is believed that the threat with a needle may seriously contribute to the child being apprehensive, scared of, or hostile to doctors, making medical examination much more difficult for the doctors. ABSTRACT Many families threaten young children with a needle prick as the means of making them disciplined and avoiding unacceptable behavior. Due to this adult behavior, children avoid medical care and are difficult to be examined medically.