Open AccessKNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES ON CHOLERA TRANSMISSION AND PREVENTION MEASURES AMONG HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS IN KIGAMBONI MUNICIPALITY, DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
Author(s) -
Ramadhani H. Nauja,
Fidelis Charles Bugoye,
L.M.B. Rongo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of research - granthaalayah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-3629
pISSN - 2350-0530
DOI - 10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i11.2020.331
Subject(s) - cholera , tanzania , environmental health , sanitation , transmission (telecommunications) , cholera vaccine , descriptive statistics , multistage sampling , socioeconomics , geography , medicine , vibrio cholerae , statistics , sociology , computer science , mathematics , pathology , virology , biology , bacteria , genetics , telecommunications
Background: The Kigamboni Municipality has been experiencing recurrences of Cholera outbreaks. Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practices associated with Cholera transmission and prevention measures.
Method: A cross section descriptive study was adopted. A multistage sampling was used to select 410 respondents. An Interview schedule was used to obtain respondents opinions. Statistical Package for Social Sciences software version 20.0 was used to generate descriptive statistics which were further summarized into contingency tables.
Results: Results indicate that the most study population (70.2%) had knowledge on causes, symptoms and the modes of transmission of Cholera. It was also found out that communities treat drinking water to make it safe (76.8%) and are regular in hand washing with soap (80.9%). The result also indicates that the community is willing to vaccination (90%) and to adopting the Cholera prevention measures (92.7%).
Conclusions and recommendations: The supply of pure water and adequate sanitation may serve as the prevention measures against the Cholera outbreak recurrences at Kigamboni Municipality.