TABLE OF CONTENTS
Declaration ....................................................................................................................................... i
SUPPERVISOR’S Approval .......................................................................................................... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................. iii
DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................ v
List of Acronyms ......................................................................................................................... viii
Operational Definitions .................................................................................................................. ix
CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................. 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 BACK GROUND ............................................................................................................. 1
1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT ................................................................................................... 2
1.3 STUDY OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................... 3
1.3.1 BROAD OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................. 3
1.3.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES............................................................................................... 3
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ................................................................................................... 3
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ...................................................................................... 3
1.5.1 TO ACADEMICS .......................................................................................................... 3
1.5.2 TO THE COMMUNITY ................................................................................................ 3
1.6 CONCEPTUAL FRAME WORK ........................................................................................ 4
1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ..................................................................................................... 5
1.7.1 TIME SCOPE ................................................................................................................. 5
1.7.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE ............................................................................................ 5
1.7.3 CONTENT SCOPE ........................................................................................................ 5
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................ 6
LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................ 6
2.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 6
2.1 HYGIENIC PRACTICES PREDISPOSING CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE TO DIARRHEA. ................................................................................................................ 6
2.2 SANITATION FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIARRHEA AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS ............................................................................................................... 6
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2.3 WATER AND FOOD RELATED FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIARRHEA AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS .......................................................................... 7
CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................................ 9
STUDY METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................... 9
3.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 9
3.1.0 STUDY DESIGN ........................................................................................................... 9
3.2.0 STUDY AREA ............................................................................................................... 9
3.3 STUDY POPULATION .................................................................................................. 10
3.4 SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION .............................................................................. 10
3.5 SAMPLING METHOD ................................................................................................... 10
3.6 INCLUSION CRITERIA ................................................................................................ 11
3.7 EXCLUSION CRITERIA. .............................................................................................. 11
3.8 RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS ....................................................................................... 11
3.9 DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE ........................................................................... 11
3.10 DATA MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................. 11
3.11 DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION PLAN ................................................... 11
3.12 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................................. 12
CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................................... 13
RESULTS ..................................................................................................................................... 13
4.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 13
4.1 SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTIC OF STUDY POPULATION .............. 13
4.2 HYGIENIC PRACTICES PREDISPOSING CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE TO DIARRHEA ............................................................................................................... 15
4.3 SANITATION FACTORS PREDISPOSING CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE TO DIARRHEA. .......................................................................................................... 16
4.4 WATER AND FOOD RELATED FACTORS PREDISPOSING CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE TO DIARRHEA .............................................................. 17
CHAPTER FIVE ..................................................................................................................... 20
INTRODUCTION:.................................................................................................................. 20
This chapter shows the discussion of results obtained from the study based on the stated objectives. .................................................................................................................................. 20
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5.4 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGES OF DIARRHEA CASES IN RELATION TO FOOD AND WATER RELATED FACTORS PREDISPOSING CHILDREN UNDER 5 TO DIARRHEA. ............................................................................................................................. 24
5.5 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................... 25
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 26
APPENDICES .............................................................................................................................. 27
Appendix 1(Data Collection tool) .........................................................................................
Research, S. (2022). FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIARRHEA AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN KALUNGU SUBCOUNTY KALUNGU DISTRICT. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/factors-associated-with-diarrhea-among-children-under-five-years-in-kalungu-subcounty-kalungu-district
Research, SSA "FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIARRHEA AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN KALUNGU SUBCOUNTY KALUNGU DISTRICT" Afribary. Afribary, 18 Aug. 2022, https://afribary.com/works/factors-associated-with-diarrhea-among-children-under-five-years-in-kalungu-subcounty-kalungu-district. Accessed 04 Dec. 2024.
Research, SSA . "FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIARRHEA AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN KALUNGU SUBCOUNTY KALUNGU DISTRICT". Afribary, Afribary, 18 Aug. 2022. Web. 04 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/factors-associated-with-diarrhea-among-children-under-five-years-in-kalungu-subcounty-kalungu-district >.
Research, SSA . "FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIARRHEA AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN KALUNGU SUBCOUNTY KALUNGU DISTRICT" Afribary (2022). Accessed December 04, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/factors-associated-with-diarrhea-among-children-under-five-years-in-kalungu-subcounty-kalungu-district