A Review Of Morbidity Pattern Of Post Natal Clinic In Kitagata Hospital-uganda.

ABSTRACT

A retrospective study was carried out. Carried out in Kitagata hospital in Bushenyi district October 2013. The study’s main objective as assessment of morbidity pattern of post natal clinic in Kitagata hospital. A total of 100 respondents reports/records were randomly chosen from already existing records, analyzed manually in excel and calculators and presented in tables and figures. The researcher concluded that despite most mothers attend post natal clinic but they still have post natal complications because of few health centers and health workers hence no enough health facilities therefore government should save this situation. 


Table of Contents

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

DEDICATION.................................................................................................................................................. ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.................................................................................................................................. iii

LIST OF ABBREVIATION ................................................................................................................................ iv

ABSTRACT............................................................................................................................................... viii

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

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

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ...........................................................................................................2

1.3 STUDY OBJECTIVES..............................................................................................................................2

Main objective ......................................................................................................................................2

Specific objectives.................................................................................................................................2

1.4 STUDY JUSTIFICATION.........................................................................................................................3

1.5 STUDY QUESTIONS..............................................................................................................................3

CHAPTER TWO ..............................................................................................................................................4

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW ..........................................................................................................................4

2.1 Puerperal fever ...................................................................................................................................4

2.1.1Causal organisms ..........................................................................................................................4

2.1.2 Incidence of Puerperal fever........................................................................................................5

2.2 Malaria ................................................................................................................................................5

2.3 Malnutrition........................................................................................................................................6

2.4 Meningitis ...........................................................................................................................................7

2.5 Sickle Cell.............................................................................................................................................8

2.6 Typhoid fever......................................................................................................................................9

2.7 Diarrhea ..............................................................................................................................................9

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

3.1.0 STUDY AREA/METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................11

3.1.1 AREA OF STUDY..............................................................................................................................11

3.2 STUDY DESIGN...................................................................................................................................11

3.3 STUDY POPULATION .........................................................................................................................11

3.4 SAMPLE SIZE......................................................................................................................................11

3. 5 SAMPLING PROCEDURE ...................................................................................................................11

3.6 PRETEST.............................................................................................................................................12

3.7 DATA COLLECTION METHODS...........................................................................................................12

3.8 DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION.................................................................12

3.9 ETHICAL CONSIDERATION.................................................................................................................12

3.10 STUDY LIMITATIONS AND SOLUTIONS............................................................................................12

CHAPTER FOUR: RESEARCH FINDINGS........................................................................................................14

4.1 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................14

4.2 AGE OF RESPONDENTS......................................................................................................................14

4.3 TRIBE OF RESPONDENTS ...................................................................................................................14

4.4 LEVEL OF EDUCATION .......................................................................................................................15

4.5 MARITAL STATUS ..............................................................................................................................15

OCCUPATION OF THE RESPONDENT.......................................................................................................16

4.7 RELIGION OF RESPONDENTS.........................................................................................................16

PART B: OCCURANCE OF CONDITIONS ...................................................................................................17

OCCURANCE OF PPH...........................................................................................................................17

OCCURANCE OF MALARIA ......................................................................................................................17

OCCURRENCE OF PUERPERAL SEPSIS......................................................................................................18

CHAPTER FIVE .............................................................................................................................................19

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DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION. ............................................19

CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................20

RECOMMANDATION...............................................................................................................................21

REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................22

APPENDIX I: DATA COLLECTION FORM.......................................................................................................23

PART A: SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.....................................................................................................23

PART B: KNOWLEDGE.............................................................................................................................24


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APA

Research, S. (2022). A Review Of Morbidity Pattern Of Post Natal Clinic In Kitagata Hospital-uganda.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/a-review-of-morbidity-pattern-of-post-natal-clinic-in-kitagata-hospital-uganda

MLA 8th

Research, SSA "A Review Of Morbidity Pattern Of Post Natal Clinic In Kitagata Hospital-uganda." Afribary. Afribary, 31 Aug. 2022, https://afribary.com/works/a-review-of-morbidity-pattern-of-post-natal-clinic-in-kitagata-hospital-uganda. Accessed 07 Dec. 2024.

MLA7

Research, SSA . "A Review Of Morbidity Pattern Of Post Natal Clinic In Kitagata Hospital-uganda.". Afribary, Afribary, 31 Aug. 2022. Web. 07 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/a-review-of-morbidity-pattern-of-post-natal-clinic-in-kitagata-hospital-uganda >.

Chicago

Research, SSA . "A Review Of Morbidity Pattern Of Post Natal Clinic In Kitagata Hospital-uganda." Afribary (2022). Accessed December 07, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/a-review-of-morbidity-pattern-of-post-natal-clinic-in-kitagata-hospital-uganda