Mothers’ Action and Preferences of Treatment of Febrile Illnesses among under- five -year- old Children in Osun State. v AJIBADE B.L. (RN, Ph.D, FWACN) Department of Nursing College of Health sciences Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho 08034067021 Email; badelawal@yahoo.com AKINODE O.A. OKUNLADE J.O. (RN, M.Sc) Department of nursing College of Health Sciences LAUTECH, Ogbomosho ADEYEMO M.O.A (RN, MPH) Department of Nursing College of Health Sciences LAUTECH, Ogbomosho *Corresponding Author        Abstract               This study examined the maternal actions and preferences of treatment of febrile illnesses among the under- five- year old children.                Purposive sampling method was used to select 150 subjects comprising mothers who brought their children to seven selected health institutions in Osun State. An interview guided questionnaire was used in collection of data. The data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistic