Factors Associated with Prevalence of Home Accidents in Children Under 5 Years Attending Kampala International University Teaching Hospital

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT............................................................................................................I

COPYRIGHT........................................................................................................II

AUTHORIZATION............................................................................................III

DEDICATION.....................................................................................................IV

ACKNOLEDGEMENT........................................................................................V

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS....................................................VI

OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS.................................................VII

LIST OF TABLES...............................................................................................XI

LIST OF FIGURES.............................................................................................XI

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION.........................................................................1

1.0 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................1

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY....................................................................1

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT................................................................................2

1.3 STUDY OBJECTIVES.............................................................................3

1.3.1 Main objective.......................................................................................3

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

1.3.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS...............................................................................4

1.3.4 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY....................................................................4

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW.....................................................6

2.0 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................6

2.1 PREVALENCE OF HOME BASED ACCIDENTS IN UNDER FIVE YEARS

CHILDREN..................................................................................................................6

2.2 PARENTING RELATED FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME ACCIDENTS

AMONG UNDER FIVE YEARS CHILDREN.....................................................................7

2.3 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDHOOD INJURIES......8

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY..........................................................11

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3.1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................11

3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN AND RATIONALE................................................................11

3.3 STUDY SETTING AND RATIONALE.....................................................................11

3.4 STUDY POPULATION AND RATIONALE..............................................................12

3.4.1 SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION......................................................................13

3.4.2 SAMPLING PROCEDURE..................................................................................14

3.4.3 INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA..........................................................14

3.4.3.2 Exclusion criteria.......................................................................................15

3.5 DEFINITION OF VARIABLES...............................................................................15

3.5.1 Dependent variables.....................................................................................15

3.5.2 Independent variables...................................................................................15

3.7 DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE.......................................................................16

3.7.1 DATA MANAGEMENT.....................................................................................16

3.7.2 DATA ANALYSIS............................................................................................17

3.8 ETHICAL CONSIDERATION.................................................................................17

3.9 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY.............................................................................18

3.10 DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS..........................................................................18

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PREESENTATION...............................................19

4.0 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................19

4.1 SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STUDY POPULATION. N=130

................................................................................................................................19

4.2: PREVALENCE OF HOME ACCIDENTS IN UNDER FIVE YEARS CHILDREN............20

4.3 PARENTING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME ACCIDENTS IN UNDER FIVE

YEARS CHILDREN....................................................................................................22

4.4 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME ACCIDENTS IN UNDER

FIVE YEARS CHILDREN............................................................................................24

CHAPTER FIVE..................................................................................................27

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..................27

5.0 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................27

5.1.2: PREVALENCE OF HOME ACCIDENTS IN UNDER FIVE YEARS CHILDREN.........29

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5.1.3 PARENTING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME ACCIDENTS IN UNDER FIVE

YEARS CHILDREN....................................................................................................31

5.1.4 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME ACCIDENTS IN UNDER

FIVE YEARS CHILDREN............................................................................................33

5.3: CONCLUSION FROM THE STUDY FINDINGS...............................................34

5.4: RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STUDY FINDINGS....................................36

REFERENCES.....................................................................................................39

APPENDIX I: CONSENT FORM FOR CHILD BEARING AGE MOTHERS...42

APPENDIX II: STUDY PARTICPANTS QUESTIONNAIRE...............................43

D: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME ACCIDENTS

IN UNDER FIVE YEARS CHILDREN................................................................47

APENDIX III: AUTHORISATION LETTER.......................................................48

APPENDIX IV: A MAP OF UGANDA SHOWING BUSHANYI WHERE

KIU- TH THE STUDY AREA IS LOCATED..................................................49

APPENDIX V: MAP OF BUSHENYI SHOWING LOCATION OF KIU-TH....50