One hundred and fifty children were studied, 73 in the tepid sponging and antipyretic drug group and 77 children in the only antipyretic drug group. The baseline characteristics are shown in Table I. Males outnumbered females in both the groups by an approximate ratio of 2:1. Majority of children in both the groups had respiratory diseases like upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia etc. A higher number of children in both groups had their initial body temperature between 101° F – 103° F.