Sanitation practices and cholera outbreak en Masese landing site in Jinja municipality, Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Male, William Kayiwa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-13T12:29:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-13T12:29:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-01 | |
| dc.description | A Thesis Presented to the College of Higher Degree and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Development Studies | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between sanitation practices and cholera outbreak in Masese Landing Site in Walukuba Division in Jinja district, Uganda. While establishing the purpose of the study, the study determined the profile of the respondents; level of effectiveness in sanitation practices; level of cholera outbreak in the landing site; and lastly, the study established the relationship between sanitation practices and cholera outbreak in Masese Landing Site, in Jinja. The study employed descriptive correlation design and using Slovene’s formula the study sample 178 respondents from 320 targeted populations and the sampling was done by the use of purposive sampling. The study used self-administered questionnaires as research instrument and the study ensured validity and reliability of instruments using Content Validity Index. The researcher followed all the ethical and logistic considerations of research. Data was analyzed in both qualitative and quantitatively using statistical techniques such as frequency, percentages, mean, correlation matrix and regression analysis. Findings of the study indicated that the sanitation practices in Masese landing site was still ineffectively done (rated at the mean value of 147); the level of cholera outbreak in the area was found to be high (rated at the mean value of 156). The study also found out that there is positive significant relationship between the study variables at by a very high r. value of 0.990; R2 of 0.980; F-Value of 8.655E3; Beta value of 0.990 and a very small level of significance at 0.00. The study concluded that there is a positive significant relationship between sanitation practices and cholera outbreak; the study also concluded that the Miasma theory of John Snow was one sided and established that when sanitation practices are effective, there will be reduction of cholera outbreak by 99 percent. It was recommended that there is need for different stakeholders to collaborate such that best sanitation practices can be put in place so as to reduce cases of cholera outbreak in the area. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/6872 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sanitation practices | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cholera outbreak | en_US |
| dc.subject | Masese landing site | en_US |
| dc.subject | Jinja municipality, Uganda | en_US |
| dc.title | Sanitation practices and cholera outbreak en Masese landing site in Jinja municipality, Uganda | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |