Factors contributing to increased cases of Typhoid Fever among patients aged 18-45 years in Kakira Health Centre III, Jinja District. A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Abstract

Background:

This study aimed at determining the factors contributing to increased cases of typhoid fever among patients aged 18-45 years in health center III, Jinja District.

 Methodology:

A descriptive study design was employed for both qualitative and quantitative data collection, a simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents from which data was collected. The respondents were selected using a simple random sampling method.

Well-designed, semi-structured questionnaires written in the English language with open and closed-ended questions and questionnaires were used to collect data on a sample of 50respondents, data was later analyzed manually systematically by compiling percentages, tables, pie charts, and bar graphs.

Results:

People do not complete their treatment for typhoid fever, do not know how typhoid fever is transmitted from one person to another, that there was miss management of wastes, food, do not boil water for drinking, the majority do not have latrines, move long distances to seek health services, the health facility does not have required laboratory equipment to facilitate routine typhoid testing and diagnosis, and gaps in the general examination of patients were discovered.

Conclusion:

Infectious disease awareness among people was very high because a bigger percentage of the respondents had ever heard of the disease.

 Recommendation:

Uganda National Water and Sewerage Corporation should improve water supply and treatment more sensitization of people on how to prevent communicable diseases. People in the community should always be encouraged to always boil water before drinking and routine of the health facility for general body check-ups.