Table of Contents

DECLARATION .......................................................................................................................ii

APPROVAL ............................................................................................................................ iii

DEDICATION..........................................................................................................................iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.........................................................................................................v

LIST OF TABLES................................................................................................................. viii

LIST OF ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................... viii

OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS.............................................................................................ix

ABSTRACT...............................................................................................................................x

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

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

1.2 problem statement................................................................................................................2

1.3 study significance.................................................................................................................3

1.4 Study Objectives..................................................................................................................3

1.4.1 Broad Objective ................................................................................................................3

1.4.2 Specific Objectives ...........................................................................................................3

1.5 Research Questions..............................................................................................................4

1.6 Scope of the Study ...............................................................................................................4

1.6.1 Time Scope .......................................................................................................................4

1.6.2 Geographical Scope ..........................................................................................................4

1.6.3 Content Scope. ..................................................................................................................4

1.7 Conceptual frame work........................................................................................................5

CHAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................................6

LITERATURE REVIEW ..........................................................................................................6

2.1 Prevalence of Diarrhea.........................................................................................................6

2.2 Knowledge, practices and attitudes of care takers towards the treatment of diarrhea in

children under 5years.................................................................................................................6

CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................................8

METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................8

3.1 Study Design........................................................................................................................8

3.2Study Area ............................................................................................................................8

3.3 Study population ..................................................................................................................8

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3.4 Sample Size Determination..................................................................................................8

3.5 Sampling method .................................................................................................................9

3.6 Selection criteria ..................................................................................................................9

3.6.1 Inclusion criteria ...............................................................................................................9

3.6.2 Exclusion criteria. .............................................................................................................9

3.7 Data collection method ........................................................................................................9

3.8 Data analysis........................................................................................................................9

3.9 Data quality control..............................................................................................................9

3.10 Data presentation plan........................................................................................................9

3.12 Ethical considerations......................................................................................................10

CHAPTER FOUR ……………………………………………………………………………11

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSISIS......................................................................11

4.0 Introduction:.......................................................................................................................11

4.1 Socio-demographic factors ................................................................................................11

4.1.1 age ...................................................................................................................................11

4.1.2 Respondents By Education Level ...................................................................................11

4.1.3 distribution of respondent by gender ..............................................................................12

4.1.4 caretaker’s ways (knowledge) of dealing with diarrhea. ................................................12

4.1.5 practices and attitude of respondents towards breast feeding.........................................13

CHAPTER FIVE .....................................................................................................................15

5.0 Introduction........................................................................................................................15

5.1 Discussion..........................................................................................................................15

5.2 Conclusion. ........................................................................................................................17

5.3 Recommendations..............................................................................................................18

REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................19

APPENDICES .........................................................................................................................21

APPENDIX I: CONSENT FORM ..........................................................................................21

APPENDIX ii: QUESTIONNAIRE ........................................................................................22

APPENDIX v: MAP OF UGANDA SHOWING LOCATION OF KALIRO DISTRICT .......26