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Title: | The prevalence of Diarrheal Diseases in childcare institutions, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya |
Authors: | Mamboleo, Daniel Moseti Njoroge, Simon Mburu Okaru, Florence Nyaboke Ayuku, David |
Keywords: | Childcare institutions Environmental conditions |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | International journal of research in environmental science(IJRES) |
Abstract: | Diarrheal disease is one of the leading middle income countries. This study examined diarrheal diseases among children in Uasin Gishu County’s childcare institutions per age, sex, duration of a child in a childcare institution, and use of soap in hand washing after visiting the toilet.The study involved 202 children between ages 6to 20 years old. There were65.8%boy child and 34.2 girls, 71.3% of these children were between 6-15 years old. The study found 64.4% children used soap to wash hands after toilet. Use of soap in hand washing increased with increase in children’s age,with a girl using soap more in hand washing at the rate of 84.1%compared to a boy child.The study learned that 90.1% children had suffered from diarrheal diseases within28 dayswhere61.4%boys had suffered from diarrhea. Chi-square analysis showed a significant relationship between diarrheal diseases and children’s age(P<0.001) while there was a significant relationship between diarrhea and gender (P<0.001). It was concluded that the prevalence of diarrheal diseases in Uasin Gishu County child care institutions was 90.1% and that boys were affected more than the girls. Health education on use of soap in hand-washing after toilet should be intensified as a means of decreasing diarrheal diseases. |
URI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2454-9444.0206002 http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4020 |
Appears in Collections: | School of Medicine |
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