Factors Influencing Child Immunization in Ishaka Town Council Bushenyi District Uganda

CONTENTS

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

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

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT........................................................................................................... iv

LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................... viii

LIST OF ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................... ix

ABSTRACT................................................................................................................................... x

CHARPTER ONE ........................................................................................................................ 1

1.0 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background to the study..................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the problem ................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Objectives of the study........................................................................................................ 4

1.3.1 General objective.............................................................................................................. 4

1.3.2 Specific objectives............................................................................................................. 4

1.4 Study questions.................................................................................................................... 4

1.5 Scope of the study................................................................................................................ 4

1.5.1 Geographical scope .......................................................................................................... 4

1.5.2 Content scope.................................................................................................................... 4

1.5.3 Time scope......................................................................................................................... 4

1.6 Justification of the study..................................................................................................... 5

1.7 Conceptual frame work.......................................................................................................... 6

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

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

2.0 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 7

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2.2Child Immunization level .................................................................................................... 7

2.3 Factors influencing child immunization............................................................................ 9

CHAPTER THREE.................................................................................................................... 12

STUDY METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................... 12

3.0 Introduction....................................................................................................................... 12

3.1 Research design ................................................................................................................. 12

3.2 Study population ............................................................................................................... 12

3.3 Sample size determination................................................................................................ 12

3.4 Sampling procedure .......................................................................................................... 13

3.5 Inclusion and Exclusion criteria ...................................................................................... 13

3.5.1 Inclusion criteria ............................................................................................................ 13

3.5.2 Exclusion criteria............................................................................................................ 13

3.6 Data collection ................................................................................................................... 13

3.7 Data analysis...................................................................................................................... 14

3.8 Quality Control.................................................................................................................. 14

3.9 Limitations and delimitations of the study ..................................................................... 14

3.10 Procedures and Ethical considerations......................................................................... 14

CHAPTER FOUR....................................................................................................................... 16

STUDY FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS ................................................................... 16

4.0 Introduction....................................................................................................................... 16

4.1 Socio-demographics .......................................................................................................... 16

4.2 Level of child immunization by the age of 12 months.................................................... 18

4.3 Factors influencing child immunization by the age of 12 months ................................ 18

CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................ 24

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................... 24

5.0 Introduction....................................................................................................................... 24

5.1 Discussion........................................................................................................................... 24

5.2 Conclusion.......................................................................................................................... 27

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5.3 Recommendation............................................................................................................... 28

REFERENCES............................................................................................................................ 29

APPENDICES............................................................................................................................. 31

APPENDIX I: INFORMED CONSENT FORM.................................................................. 31

APPENDIX II: SEMI-STRUCTURED QUESTIONAIRE................................................. 32

APPENDIX III: MAP OF BUSHENYI................................................................................. 38

APPENDIX IV: MAP OF UGANDA ................................................................................... 39