Prevalence and Factors Influencing Dental Caries Among Patients Attending Dental Clinic of Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, Bushenyi District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION AND APPROVAL ...........................................................................................................i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................................ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................................................iii

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES.............................................................................................................v

ACRONYMS AND ABREVIATIONS........................................................................................................v

OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS................................................................................................................vi

ABSTRACT................................................................................................................................................vii

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

1.1 BACK GROUND OF THE STUDY ......................................................................................................1

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

1.3 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY ......................................................................................................2

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS.....................................................................................................................2

1.5 OBJECTIVES.........................................................................................................................................3

1.5.1 General objective .............................................................................................................................3

1.5.2 Specific objectives...........................................................................................................................3

1.6 CONCEPTUAL FRAME WORK ..........................................................................................................4

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW..........................................................................................5

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

2.1 Prevalence of dental caries......................................................................................................................5

2.2 Risk factors for dental caries...................................................................................................................6

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY.................................................................................................8

3.1 STUDY DESIGN....................................................................................................................................8

3.2 STUDY AREA .......................................................................................................................................8

3.3 STUDY POPULATION .........................................................................................................................8

3.4 INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA ......................................................................................8

3.4.1 INCLUSION CRITERIA.................................................................................................................8

3.4.2 EXCLUSION CRITERIA................................................................................................................8

3.5 SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION .....................................................................................................8

3.6 STUDY VARIABLES............................................................................................................................9

3.7 SAMPLING METHODS........................................................................................................................9

3.8 DATA COLLECTON.............................................................................................................................9

3.9 DATA ANALYSIS.................................................................................................................................9

3.10 QUALITY CONTROL.........................................................................................................................9

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3.11 STUDY LIMITATIONS.......................................................................................................................9

3.12 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS..........................................................................................................9

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS ................................................................................................................10

4.1 Socio demographic characteristics of the study population..................................................................10

4.2: Prevalence of dental caries among patients attending dental clinic at KIU-TH ..................................12

4.3: Factors influencing dental caries among patients attending dental clinic at KIU-TH .........................12

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION .........................15

5.0 General introduction. ............................................................................................................................15

5.1 Discussions ...........................................................................................................................................15

5.2 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................16

5.3 Recommendations.................................................................................................................................16

APPENDIX I: REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................17

APPENDIX II: KREJCE AND MORGAN’S TABLE...............................................................................18

APPENDIX III: LETTER FOR DATA COLLECTION............................................................................19

APPENDIX IV: CONSENT FORM...........................................................................................................20

APPENDIX V: QUESTIONNAIRE...........................................................................................................22

APPENDIX VI: MAP OF BUSHENYI.....................................................................................................26

APPENDIX VII: MAP OF UGANDA .......................................................................................................27

APPENDIX VIII: WORK PLAN ...............................................................................................................28