Factors Influencing Health Care Seeking Behaviors Among Caretakers of Children Below 5 Years in Bugala Island, Kalangala District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT............................................................................................................................................. i

AUTHORISATION PAGE ................................................................................................................... iii

DEDICATION....................................................................................................................................... iv

ACKNOWLEDGMENT......................................................................................................................... v

ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................................. vii

TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................................................... viii

List of figures.......................................................................................................................................... x

List of tables........................................................................................................................................... xi

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................1

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

1.1 Back ground......................................................................................................................................1

1.2 Problem Statement............................................................................................................................2

1.3 Purpose of the study..........................................................................................................................3

1.4 Specific objectives............................................................................................................................3

1.5 Research Questions...........................................................................................................................3

1.6 Justification of the study ...................................................................................................................4

CHAPTER TWO ....................................................................................................................................5

LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................................................................................5

2.0 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................5

2.1 Socio factors influencing health care seeking behaviors of caretakers of children below 5 years ...5

2.2 Economic factors influencing health care seeking behaviors of caretakers of children below 5

years........................................................................................................................................................7

2.3 Cultural factors influencing health care seeking behaviors of caretakers of children below 5 years8

CHAPTER THREE ..............................................................................................................................10

METHODOLOGY ...............................................................................................................................10

3.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................10

3.2 Study Design and rationale .............................................................................................................10

3.3 Study setting and rationale..............................................................................................................10

3.4 Study Population.............................................................................................................................11

3.4.1 Sample Size..................................................................................................................................11

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3.4.2 Sampling procedure and rationale................................................................................................11

3.4.3 Inclusion criteria ..........................................................................................................................12

3.5 Definition of Variables ...................................................................................................................12

3.6 Research Instruments......................................................................................................................12

3.7 Data Collection Procedure ..............................................................................................................12

3.7.1 Data management.........................................................................................................................13

3.7.2 Data analysis and presentation.....................................................................................................13

3.8 Ethical Considerations ....................................................................................................................13

3.9 Limitation of the study....................................................................................................................13

3.10 Dissemination of results................................................................................................................14

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS .............................................................................................................15

4.0 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................15

4.1 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS......................................................................................15

4.2 Socio factors influencing health care seeking behaviors of caretakers of children below 5 years. 16

4.4 Cultural factors influencing health care seeking behaviours of caretakers of children below 5 years

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CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATION AND IMPLICATIONS

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5.0 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................22

5.1.2 Economic factors influencing health care seeking behaviors of caretakers of children below 5

years......................................................................................................................................................23

5.1.3 Cultural factors influencing health care seeking behaviours of caretakers of children below 5

years......................................................................................................................................................24

5.2 Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................24

5.3RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................................................24

References.............................................................................................................................................26

Appendix I: Consent Form....................................................................................................................30

Appendix II: Questionnaire...................................................................................................................30

Appendix III: Introductory letter...........................................................................................................36

Appendix IV: Map of Uganda showing Kalangala District..................................................................37