INCIDENCE OF GASTRO-ENTERITIS
ABSTRACT
The study was designed to determine the incidence of gastro-enteritis in Danwaire street Kaduna south local government of Kaduna state of Nigeria. Aims and objectives were established, as well as research question hypotheses, in order to achieve this study. Literature was reviewed on the incidence of gastroenteritis in Dan waire Street Barnawa and how it can be controlled and prevented. The research design was survey design method, and the population of the study area was fifty thousand. Data were presented and analyzed using tables and percentages, and a conclusion was reached based on the research findings: the causes of gastroenteritis in the study area are ignorance, poor hygiene, and ingesting contaminated water and food, and the rate of typhoid is prevalent in all age groups.
There were also recommendations provided to the community government and health staff. should develop the habit of purifying water before consumption in order to reduce disease spread in the study area, as well as to provide free drugs due to the high cost of the drug.
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