ABSTRACT: This project is on the comparative study of Cholera Cases and Death in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It involves the study of cholera, causes and transmission, control and preventive measures. The data used in this study is a secondary data and is collected from epidemiological unit of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano. Test of significance is the statistical tool of analysis in this project. It was observed that Kano State suffer the problems of water supply, poor health care services and poor sanitation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 Scope of the Study
1.3 Objective of the Study
1.4 Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW AND STATISTICAL TOOL(S)
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Literature Review
2.3 Statistical Tool (s)
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY AND DATA PRESENTATION
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Methods of Data Collection
3.3 Problem(s) encountered in Data Collection
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Data Analysis
4.3 Discussion of the results
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendation
References
Appendices
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.1 INTRODUCTION
According to Taylor (1997), cholera is part of Asia, particularly in endemic in epidemics occur from time to time in other countries such as Peru in 1992, which was the first break in South America of the twentieth century. In 1991 more than 160,000 people died weird and wide from half a million cases of cholera. Cholera is the best known and most feared of the diarrhea diseases. Although it is diarrhea in terms of total morbidity or of the world continuous to cause dramatic out breaks of acute disease accompanied by considerable loss of life. In other areas cholera is a part of the over all spectrums of endemic diarrhea and in this situation if often occurs regularly with seasons.
Cholera is one of the most feared epidemic diarrhea disease because of its severity dehydration and death may occur within a short period of infection Ferdinand C. (1892) a German botanist who published a classic book one bacteria is often considered the father of modern bacteriology stated “cholera as diseased cause by vibro-cholera”. In the course of this investigation with collaboration of procedure for providing a particular microorganism is the cause of a particular disease.
Cholera is caused by backteria infection of the small intestine. The disease begins with sudden pain from the bowel, as it progresses vomiting may start together with muscle cramp due to how blood pressure levels. If not treated may become rapidly dehydrated pass into shock and lead to death. The organisms which causes cholera is a shape motile bacterium called vibro-cholera. The main source of infection is contaminated water.
1.2 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The study covers only cholera infection cases and death on children in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano from year 2001 – 2010.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The aim and objectives of the study are stated as follows:
1.4 DEFINITION OF TERMS
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