Table of Contents
DECLARATION .......................................................................................................................ii
APPROVAL ............................................................................................................................ iii
DEDICATION..........................................................................................................................iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.........................................................................................................v
LIST OF TABLES................................................................................................................. viii
LIST OF ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................... viii
OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS.............................................................................................ix
ABSTRACT...............................................................................................................................x
CHAPTER ONE........................................................................................................................1
1.0 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................1
1.2 problem statement................................................................................................................2
1.3 study significance.................................................................................................................3
1.4 Study Objectives..................................................................................................................3
1.4.1 Broad Objective ................................................................................................................3
1.4.2 Specific Objectives ...........................................................................................................3
1.5 Research Questions..............................................................................................................4
1.6 Scope of the Study ...............................................................................................................4
1.6.1 Time Scope .......................................................................................................................4
1.6.2 Geographical Scope ..........................................................................................................4
1.6.3 Content Scope. ..................................................................................................................4
1.7 Conceptual frame work........................................................................................................5
CHAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................................6
LITERATURE REVIEW ..........................................................................................................6
2.1 Prevalence of Diarrhea.........................................................................................................6
2.2 Knowledge, practices and attitudes of care takers towards the treatment of diarrhea in
children under 5years.................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................................8
METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................8
3.1 Study Design........................................................................................................................8
3.2Study Area ............................................................................................................................8
3.3 Study population ..................................................................................................................8
vii
3.4 Sample Size Determination..................................................................................................8
3.5 Sampling method .................................................................................................................9
3.6 Selection criteria ..................................................................................................................9
3.6.1 Inclusion criteria ...............................................................................................................9
3.6.2 Exclusion criteria. .............................................................................................................9
3.7 Data collection method ........................................................................................................9
3.8 Data analysis........................................................................................................................9
3.9 Data quality control..............................................................................................................9
3.10 Data presentation plan........................................................................................................9
3.12 Ethical considerations......................................................................................................10
CHAPTER FOUR ……………………………………………………………………………11
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSISIS......................................................................11
4.0 Introduction:.......................................................................................................................11
4.1 Socio-demographic factors ................................................................................................11
4.1.1 age ...................................................................................................................................11
4.1.2 Respondents By Education Level ...................................................................................11
4.1.3 distribution of respondent by gender ..............................................................................12
4.1.4 caretaker’s ways (knowledge) of dealing with diarrhea. ................................................12
4.1.5 practices and attitude of respondents towards breast feeding.........................................13
CHAPTER FIVE .....................................................................................................................15
5.0 Introduction........................................................................................................................15
5.1 Discussion..........................................................................................................................15
5.2 Conclusion. ........................................................................................................................17
5.3 Recommendations..............................................................................................................18
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................19
APPENDICES .........................................................................................................................21
APPENDIX I: CONSENT FORM ..........................................................................................21
APPENDIX ii: QUESTIONNAIRE ........................................................................................22
APPENDIX v: MAP OF UGANDA SHOWING LOCATION OF KALIRO DISTRICT .......26
