ANALYSIS OF REPORTED TYPHOID FEVER CASES AMONG STUDENTS OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, SAMARU CAMPUS ZARIA, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorABUBAKAR, Maryam
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T10:26:21Z
dc.date.available2018-09-04T10:26:21Z
dc.date.issued2017-08
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DEPARMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIAen_US
dc.description.abstractTyphoid fever also known as enteric fever, it is a potentially fatal multisystem illness caused primarily by SalmonellaTyphi(S. Typhi). It is an important cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Itremains a major public health problem in developing countries such as Nigeria, where access toclean water and standards of sanitation and hygiene are inadequate. This study analyzedreported typhoid fever cases among students of Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru campus Zaria. The objectives of the study are to identify the sources of water supply, examine the demographic determinants of typhoid fever, examine the temporal trend of reported typhoid fever cases from 2009-2014, examine the spatial distribution of reported typhoid fever cases and examine the strategies adopted to control and prevent typhoid fever in the study area.Questionnaire and structured interview were the primary instrument for data collection while recorded typhoid cases from the university sick-bay was the secondary data used for the study. Accidental sampling technique was usedto select 396 respondents for the administration of questionnaire from a population of 45,000 students. Data was analyzed both descriptively and inferentially using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS version 20). The study found that sachet water (46.5%) was the major source of drinking water and about half (50%) of the respondents attested that it is consumed more because they feel it is safe for consumption. Respondent’s perceived typhoid fever to affect students’ academicperformance through absenteeism from lectures. It also revealed that typhoid fever in the study area mostly affects age groups of 21-25years and the female sex (63.9%) although no significant difference was shown in typhoid cases between the age groups and sexes of the patients. The study established that April with 1287 recorded the highest cases of typhoid fever while December recorded the lowest over the six years period.Ribadu hostel recorded the highest number of typhoid cases in the study area. The occurrence of typhoid across the years reveals year 2012 with 2158 number of cases had the highest. Finally the study found that 76.3% agreed that improved sanitation in the study area as a measure to be adopted to prevent typhoid fever in the study area. From the findings of this study, it can be concluded that the major source of water supply in the area is sachet water. Also, the perceived effects posed by typhoid fever is felt more on academics. Also, typhoid fever is a major health challenge among study participants. It is recommended thatthe university need to improve on the quality of drinking water supply to the campus in order to prevent/control the disease.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10228
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectANALYSIS,en_US
dc.subjectREPORTED TYPHOID FEVER CASES,en_US
dc.subjectSTUDENTS,en_US
dc.subjectAHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,en_US
dc.subjectSAMARU CAMPUS ZARIA,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.titleANALYSIS OF REPORTED TYPHOID FEVER CASES AMONG STUDENTS OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, SAMARU CAMPUS ZARIA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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