Prevalence and Factors Associated with Diarrheal Diseases Among Children Under the Age of Five Years Admitted in Paediatirc Ward at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital in Eastern Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i

APPROVAL. .................................................................................................................................. ii

DEDICATION...............................................................................................................................iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS........................................................................................................... iv

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS......................................................................................................... v

KEY DEFINITIONS. .................................................................................................................... vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................................. vii

LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................ x

LIST OF TABLES......................................................................................................................... xi

ABSTRACT.................................................................................................................................. xii

CHAPTER ONE............................................................................................................................. 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION. ................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 BACKGROUND. ..................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT....................................................................................................... 2

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUUDY................................................................................................. 3

1.4 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES......................................................................................................... 3

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTONS........................................................................................................ 3

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE/JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY. .......................................................... 4

1.7 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK. ............................................................................................ 5

CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................ 7

LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................... 7

2.0 INTRODUCTION. ................................................................................................................... 7

2.1 SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS..................................................................................... 7

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2.2 SANITATION AND HYGIENIC FACTORS. ........................................................................ 9

CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................................... 11

RESEARCH METHOLOGY ....................................................................................................... 11

3.0 INTRODUCTION. ................................................................................................................. 11

3.1 STUDY/RESEARCH DESIGN.............................................................................................. 11

3.2 SCOPE OF THE STUDY....................................................................................................... 11

3.2.1 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE. ..................................................................................................... 11

3.2.2 SUBJECT/CONTENT SCOPE. .......................................................................................... 11

3.2.3 TIME SCOPE. ..................................................................................................................... 12

3.3 STUDY POPULATION. ........................................................................................................ 12

3.4 SAMPLING TECHNIQUE. ................................................................................................... 12

3.5 SELECTION CRITERIA. ...................................................................................................... 13

3.5.1 INCLUSION CRITERIA..................................................................................................... 13

3.5.2 EXCLUSION CRITERIA. .................................................................................................. 13

3.6 DATA PROCESS (TOOL AND PROCEDURE). ................................................................. 13

3.6.1 DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS. .......................................................................... 13

3.6.2 QUESTIONNAIRE. ............................................................................................................ 13

3.6.3 PRE-TESTING .................................................................................................................... 13

3.6.4 DATA MANAGEMENT..................................................................................................... 13

3.6.4 DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS........................................................................... 13

3.7 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS............................................................................................ 14

3.7.1 CONSENT:.......................................................................................................................... 14

3.7.2 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY:...................................................................................... 14

3.7.3 CONFIDENTIALITY: ........................................................................................................ 14

3.7.4 AUTONOMY: ..................................................................................................................... 14

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3.7.5 RISK AND BENEFITS. ...................................................................................................... 14

CHAPTER FOUR......................................................................................................................... 15

RESULTS. .................................................................................................................................... 15

4.0 INTRODUCTION. ................................................................................................................. 15

4.1 PREVALENCE OF DIARRHEAL DISEASES: ................................................................... 15

4.2 SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC DATA; (CHILD):........................................................................ 16

4.3 SOCIO-DEMOOGRAPHIC DATA; (PARENT/GUARDIAN):........................................... 19

4.4 SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTICES. .................................................................... 22

CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................................................... 27

5.0 DISCUSSION......................................................................................................................... 27

5.1 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY.......................................................................................... 28

5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS........................................................................................................ 29

5.3 CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................... 29

REFERENCES: ............................................................................................................................ 30

APPENDIX................................................................................................................................... 33

APPENDIX. A: CONSENT FORM............................................................................................. 33

APPENDIX. B: QUESTIONNAIRE............................................................................................ 34

APPENDIX.C: BUDGET FOR THE RESEARCH STUDY DONE DURING THE MONTH OF

JULY/2018.................................................................................................................................... 39

APPENDIX D: INTRODUCTORY LETTER FROM THE UNIVERSITY ............................... 40

APPENDIX E: INTRODUCTORY LETTER FROM THE HOSPITAL .................................... 41

APPENDIX F: MAP OF UGANDA ............................................................................................ 42