ABSTRACT.

The study assessed the prevalence of peptic ulcer disease among patients attending of Kampala International University Teaching Hospital and the objectives of study were to find out the gender distribution of peptic ulcer disease and to find out which age group is more affected by peptic ulcer disease among patients attending of Kampala International University Teaching Hospital It was a retrospective study in which quantitative methods were used to collect data from the patients and later described, compared and analyzed different variables The study found out that PUD is highly prevalent among patients attending KIUTH (14.8%) and is highest among the middle age group of 31-40 years (32.7%), with females (66.7%) being more affected than males (33.3%). In conclusion, although some interventions have been put in place to manage PUD, its prevalence is still high and more interventions are required therefore the following were the recommendations made after the study, Community sensitization on causes of PUD should be enforced at hospitals and also better diagnostic techniques should be used for early diagnosis of PUD 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUPERVISOR’S APPROVAL........................................................................................................................3

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ...........................................................................................................8

ABSTRACT. ............................................................................................................................................ 10

CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................................................................... 11

1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 11

1.1 BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................... 11

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT .......................................................................................................... 12

1.3 OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................. 13

1.3.1 Broad objective ..................................................................................................................... 13

1.3.2 Specific objectives ................................................................................................................ 13

1.4 Research questions....................................................................................................................... 13

1.5 STUDY JUSTIFICATION........................................................................................................... 13

1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................ 13

1.6.1 Geographical scope ............................................................................................................... 13

1.6.2 Content scope........................................................................................................................ 14

1.6.3 Time scope............................................................................................................................ 14

CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................................................................... 15

LITERATURE REVIEW.............................................................................................................................. 15

2.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 15

2.1 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PUD......................................................................................................... 15

2.2 GENDER DISTRIBUTION......................................................................................................... 17

2.3 AGE DISTRIBUTION. ............................................................................................................... 18

CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................................... 18

METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................................... 19

3.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 19

3.1 Study Design ............................................................................................................................... 19

3.2 Study Area................................................................................................................................... 19

3.3 Study Population.......................................................................................................................... 20

3.4 Sample Size ................................................................................................................................. 20

3.5 Sampling Method......................................................................................................................... 21

3.6 Inclusion Criteria ......................................................................................................................... 21

3.6.1 Exclusion criteria .................................................................................................................. 21

3.7 Ethical considerations.......................................................................................................... 21

3.8 Data collection...................................................................................................................... 21

3.9 Data analysis and presentation ..................................................................................................... 21

3.10 Study Limitations....................................................................................................................... 21

CHAPTER FOUR ..................................................................................................................................... 22

STUDY FINDINGS ................................................................................................................................... 22

4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 22

4.1 Socio-demographic characteristics ............................................................................................... 22

4.2 Clinical presentation .................................................................................................................... 22

4.3 Respondents’ gender distribution ................................................................................................. 22

4.4 Respondents’ age distribution ...................................................................................................... 23

4.5 Diagnosis of PUD........................................................................................................................ 24

4.6 PUD specific gender distribution.................................................................................................. 24

4.7 PUD specific age distribution....................................................................................................... 25

4.8 PUD main symptoms. .................................................................................................................. 25

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

DISCUSSION........................................................................................................................................... 27

5.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 27

5.1 Prevalence of PUD....................................................................................................................... 27

5.2 PUD gender distribution.............................................................................................................. 27

5.3 PUD age distribution ................................................................................................................... 27

5.4 Conclusion................................................................................................................................... 28

5.5 Recommendations........................................................................................................................ 28

REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................................... 29

APPENDIX: III................................................................................................................................. 35