Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Children Under Five Years Attending Virikahospital, Kabarole District

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.

APPROVAL.......................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.

DEDICATION ...................................................................................................................................iii

LIST OF ACRONYMS....................................................................................................................... v

OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS.................................................................................... vi

TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................................... vii

ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................................... ix

CHAPTER ONE.................................................................................................................................. 1

1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1

1.1Background ................................................................................................................................ 1

1.2Problem Statement ..................................................................................................................... 3

1.3Justification of the study............................................................................................................. 4

1.4 Objectives.................................................................................................................................. 4

1.5 Hypothesis................................................................................................................................. 5

1.6Research questions..................................................................................................................... 5

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

CHAPTER THREE: METHODS AND MATERIALS.................................................................... 11

3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 11

3.1 Study design ............................................................................................................................ 11

3.2 Study site ................................................................................................................................. 11

3.3Study populationand Sample size determination ..................................................................... 11

3.4Sampling techniques................................................................................................................. 12

3.5Data collection.......................................................................................................................... 12

3.6 Quality control......................................................................................................................... 12

3.7 Data analysis............................................................................................................................ 12

3.8 Inclusion / Exclusion criteria................................................................................................... 12

3.9 Ethical considerations.............................................................................................................. 13

CHAPTER FIVE............................................................................................................................... 17

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................... 17

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5.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 17

5.2 CONCLUSIONS..................................................................................................................... 18

5.3 RECOMMENDATION........................................................................................................... 19

REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................. 20

APPENDICES................................................................................................................................... 22

APPENDIX 1: DATA EXTRACTION FORM ............................................................................ 22

APPENDIX 2: TIME FRAME...................................................................................................... 23

APPENDIX 3: BUDGET.............................................................................................................. 24

APPENDIX 4: INTRODUCTORY LETTER……………….……………………………………25

 APPENDIX 5:MAP OF KABAROLE …………………………………………………………...26