A comparison between mercury and digital thermometer in accuracy of reading at the axilla site

This study was done in Sudan, Naher Elneel State, Shendi town, at Almek Nimer University hospital. To compare between mercury and digital thermometer in accuracy of reading at the axilla site among different ages and sexes groups. Data were collected from patient by using simplified checklist and temperature was taken by using digital and mercury thermometer. Fifty patients participated in the study. Temperature was taken from axilla site after verbal permission from the patients, The result showed no significant difference in the average accuracy of the two type of thermometer, however there is no a greater fluctuation of reading of temperature when using digital or mercury thermometer. So there was no significant difference in both means and standard deviation within the patients using the two thermometers. In male the digital thermometer mean reading was (36.748) while the mercury mean reading (37.068). In female the digital mean reading was (36.928) and mercury mean reading is (37.100).