Factors Contributing To The Prevalence Of Typhoid Fever Among Patients Attending To Kiryandongo General Hospital In Kiryandongo District

ABSTRACT Introduction Typhoid fever (TF) continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries. In Uganda, an outbreak of typhoid fever in Kasese District sickened 8092 persons from 27 December 2007 to 30 July 2009, resulting in at least 249 intestinal perforations and 47 deaths. Objectives The study was aimed at assessing risk factors contributing to the prevalence of typhoid fever among patients attending to Kiryandongo General Hospital in Kiryandongo district. Specifically, was to determine the personal and food hygienic factors, identify sanitary factors in homesteads…