TOPIC
Evaluation of factors that influence Reoccurrence of Cholera epidemics in Bwera Hospital, Kasese District

AUTHORS

Muhindo Yosoni


ABSTRACT
Cholera is an acute enteric infection characterised by sudden onset of profuse, painless
watery diarrhoea and vomiting. Transmission of the disease is by faecal-oral route and
from man to man via faecal contaminated water, ingestion of contaminated foods and
drinks, and bottle feeding in infants. Globally, an estimated 1.4 to 4.3 million cholera cases
and 28,000 to 142,000 cholera related deaths occur every year and the highest deaths rates
occur in developing countries. The aim of this study was to explore the factors influencing
reoccurrence of cholera outbreaks in Bwera hospital-Kasese district, Uganda. The study was
a descriptive cross-sectional where quantitative strategy was applied on health workers and
households within Bwera hospital. The study targeted 73 respondents; random sampling
procedure was used. Three broad themes were based on to obtain results namely; sources
of water for home use, environmental sanitation and the role of climate change. It emerged
that water was mainly collected from unprotected sources using rudimentary methods and
it was made safe by boiling. Hand washing was seen as a common practice done though
occasionally. Generally solid wastes were poorly managed including human waste and
reinforcing reforestation was seen as a remedy to avert effects of climate change. The
commonest source of water for home consumption was from open water surfaces mainly
rivers/streams. Boiling was seen as one of the commonest methods of making water safe
for home consumption but the numbers of house hold that boils water are very few thereby
making them prone to infection. Washing hands was the commonest practice especially
before eating but still some children do ignore washing of their hands before eating if their
caretakers are not around them; however, it was not consistently after visiting latrine. Poor
waste disposal was seen present in the communities whereby bushes and river banks were
seen as places where human waste is deposited.
Keywords: Cholera, Deaths, Households, Bwera hospital, contaminated Water.

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PUBLISHED

2023-01-11

HOW TO CITE

Muhindo Yosoni (2023). Evaluation of factors that influence Reoccurrence of Cholera epidemics in Bwera Hospital, Kasese District. IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES 8(2) 39-51. https://doi.org/10.59298/IDOSR/2023/10.1.7003.