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The Incidence Of Cholera Among School Children In Benin City
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1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY:
The
research work is important in several ways both to the health personnel
and the individual within the society. Firstly, this study will expose
to us some of the causes of cholera outbreak in Benin City and also
proffer ways of preventing cholera outbreak within our community.
This
study will also be of importance to the health personnel and our local
community health workers in the sense that it will expose to them the
various preventive measures to put in place to avoid cholera outbreak in
our community and Benin City at large.
This study is also be
relevant to the government by providing the number of cholera outbreak
within the Nigeria economy and also presenting the figures of victims
who dies as a result of this disease, by this the government will swing
into action by providing various measures in other to prevent further
outbreak of the disease.
1.6 SCOPE/DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY:
The
study is set out to determine the causes and effect of cholera outbreak
during rainy season in Benin City, Edo State. Therefore, the study is
restricted to only community health workers, and other health related
personnel in Benin City, Edo State. Respondents include students,
teachers, civil servants, youths, and drivers.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS:
Cholera:- is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium, Vibrio cholera
Outbreak:-. a sudden, violent, or spontaneous occurrence, especially of disease or strife
Infection:-.
is the invasion of body tissues by disease-causing microorganisms,
their multiplication and the reaction of body tissues to these
microorganisms and the toxins that they produce.
Transmission:- The act or process of transferring a disease from a person to another.
WHO:- World Health Organization.
Threat:-.
An expression of an intention to inflict pain, injury, evil, or
punishment. An indication of impending danger or harm. One that is
regarded as a possible danger; a menace.
Contamination: Is the term describing the state of a person or material on coming in contact with the disease pathogen.
Disease:
Can be seen as a depart from the normal healthy state of the body soul
and mind of a human being, which manifests itself in an abnormal
development of the physical, physiological and mental state of the human
being concerned.
Epidemiology: The study of disease that affect
large numbers of people. Traditionally, epidemiologist have been
concerned primarily with infectious diseases such as typhoid and
influenza, that arise and spread rapidly among the population as
epidemics.
Environment: This is the physical, chemical, and biological condition of the region in which one lives.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research work was designed to examine and analyze the incidence of cholera among children in Benin City. Seven (7) research questions were formulated and questionnaires were administered to one hundred and fifty (150) respondents in order to gather data for the research. Results showed that poor environmental sanitation leads to cholera outbreak, washing of hands before eating help to prevent cholera outbreak, drinking and batting with contaminated water leads to cholera infection and also, ... Continue reading---
