The Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections Among Mothers Attending Antenatal Clinic at Kiu-Th

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATIONS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I

APPROVAL-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------II

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------III

ACKNOWLEDGMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IV

TABLE OF CONTENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V

DEFINITION OF OPERATIONAL TERMS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VII

ABSTRACT----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIII

CHAPTER ONE----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

INTRODUCTION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

1.1 BACKGROUND --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

1.2 PROBLEM OF THE STATEMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2

1.3 STUDY JUSTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

1.4 STUDY OBJECTIVES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

1.4.1 BROAD OBJECTIVES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

1.4.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3

1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

CHAPTER TWO---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

LITERATURE REVIEW-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

CHAPTER THREE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

STUDY METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

3.0 INTRODUCTION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

3.1 STUDY DESIGN--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

3.2 STUDY SITE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

3.3 STUDY POPULATION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

3.4 INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

3.4.1 INCLUSION CRITERIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9

3.4.2 EXCLUSION CRITERIA------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9

3.5 SAMPLING PROCEDURE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

3.5.2 SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

1.6 DATA COLLECTION METHODS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

3.8.1 DATA COLLECTION TOOL-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

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3.8.1 STUDY PROCEDURE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

1.9 ETHICAL CONSIDERATION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

3.10 DATA ANALYSIS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

3.11 STUDY LIMITATION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

CHAPTER FOUR --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12

STUDY FINDINGS AND RESULTS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12

4.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12

4.1 OBJECTIVE ONE FINDINGS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12

CHAPTER FIVE----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15

DISCUSSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15

5.1 DISCUSSIONS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15

5.2 CONCLUSION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17

5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17

REFERENCE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18

APPENDIX I: DATA COLLECTION TOOLS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20

APPENDIX II: PROPOSED WORK PLAN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22

APPENDIX III: LETTER OF INTRODUCTION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23