Bottlenecks To The Effective Control Of Dysentery In Secondary School In Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION ......................................................................................... i APPROVAL ..................................................................................... ii DEDICATION ..................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................... .iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................... v LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES .................................................... viiii DEFINITION OF TERMS ............................................................... .ix ,· ACRONYMS ................................................................................. x CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................... 1        1.1 Back ground of the study ......................................................... 1 1.2 Statement of the problem ........................................................ 2 1.3 Purpose of the study ........................................................... : .... 2 1.4 Objectives of the study ............................................................. 3 1.5 Research questions ..................................................................... 3 1.6 Scope of the study ....................................................................... 3 1.7 Significance of the Study ............................................................. 4 CHAPTER TWO ........ ,; .................................................................... 5 LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................... 5 2.1 INTRODUCTION ••.•·······································································5 2.2 Factors responsible for spreading dysentery in secondary school.. .............................. 5 2.3 Preventive measures ...................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Effective control of dysentery .................................................................................. : .... 6 CH.A.PTER THREE ............................... ., ........ , ................................................................. 8 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................ 8 3.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 8 3 .1 Research design ............................................................................................................. 8 3 .2 Population and sampling ............................................................................................... 8 V 3.3 Research instruments ..................................................................................................... 9 ' 3.4 Validity and Reliability of Research Instruments ......................................................... 9 3.5 Data collection procedures .......................................................................................... 10 3.6 Limitation of the study ............................................. -................................................... 10 CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................................... 11 DATA PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ................................ 11 4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 11 4.1 Respondents who drink boiled water ........................................................................... 11 4.2 Preparations ................................................................................................................. 12 4.2.1 Who don't wash their plates ...................................................................................... 13 4.3.1 Proper hygiene .......................................................................................................... 14 ,. 4.3.2 Table 4. Frequency and percentage of proper hygiene ............................................. 14 4.3 .4 Management and control of dysentery by teachers .................................................. 16 4.4 The teachers' manners on dysentery ........................................................................... 16 4.4. lManner of students to the disease .............................................................................. 17 4.4.2 Co1nm.unication ........................................................................................................ 17 4.5 Students' population and attendance ........................................................................... 19 4.5.1 Overall enrolment ..................................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER FIVE •••••••••cooooeocoeooooeoooooooooooeooocoooe•••••••••oooooeooooooooooeo .. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••21 CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ...................................................................................................................... 21 ,· 5.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 21 5.1 Summary ...................................................................................................................... 21 5.2 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 22 5.3 Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 22 5.4. Suggestions for further research ................................................................................. 23