Public Health Institute

Master of Public Health (In-service)

Research Project / Proposal Format
Name of the candidate:
Name of supervisor:

Muatz Makin Ahamed SUgiron

Dr .Muna Hassan

Name of back stopper:

Dr . Hamed ELneel Maryoud

Candidate phone no:

Candidate e-mail
address:

e-mail hamedmaryoud@gmail.com 0912929599

e-mail: muatz999@gmail.com 0906848899- 0114907470

Title of the proposal:

Assessment of the burden and Risk factors of diarrheal diseases in abushraeef

and elnasuer area in kosti town at kosti administrative unit White Nile
state, 2012 -2013.

kosti is one of the major main city cities in Sudan located civilian kosti in white
Nile state. and distance from it is about 470 kilometres south of Khartoum State
Research problem (state
the existed, expected Khartoum state about 470kilo meter and climate describe by poor savanna and
geographical position of town it lying between tow lines length54-31north 37and the gap)
12latitude. The Total population is estimates at 284000 at distributed in 79 areas

as of 2010. It is located stand onin the western bank of the white Nile river
opposite to rRabak city the(capital of the white Nile state) . it is bounded bordered
on in the north by goly Goly locality, in the west by tTendlty locality and on in the
south by aAlslam locality.
In 2010 , an outbreak of diarrhea resulted in 4908cases in white Nile state , out of
which 2649case (53%) recorded at in kosti Kosti locality that constituted the
highest percentage compared with other localities y counterparts and were the cases
of were mainly in abeshraeef Abeshraeef and elnasuer Elnasuerarea
neighbourhoods .(1).

Distribution cases of diarrheal diseases in white Nile state 2003 to 2011. (2).

years

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Total
cases
of
diarrh
eal
1490 1594 1791 2008 4739 4459 9198 1365 2285
diseas
7
5
es

Distribution cases of diarrheal diseases in localities at

white Nile state
17/8/2010- (2)
3000
2649
2500

2000

1500
1195
1000

500

479

404
127
21

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0
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Research questions/or
Research hypotheses:

General Objective :
Specific Objectives :

What are the risks for diarrheal diseases in abeshraeef Abeshraeef and
elnasuer Elnasuer area in kosti Kosti town at kosti Kosti administrative unit?
Hypothesis :
Contaminated water sources can transmit bacteria and parasite is one major factor
of increase diarrheal diseases causes in abushreef and elnasuer area.

To identify burden and Risk factors of diarrheal diseases in abushraeef

Abushraeef and elnasuer Elnasuer area in kosti Kosti town at kosti Kosti
administrative unit white Nile state, 2012 - 2013.
To estimate the incidence of diarrhoea during the previous month
To assess the effect of the following factors on the incidence of diarrhoea:
risk factors related water sources.
Source of drinking water
Quality of drinking water at household level
To evaluate the method of excreta disposal.

 To measure personal hygiene (hand washing)

Food storage practices .
Household water storage practices

Research Methodology :
1.Study design

2.Study setting(area)

This is descriptive cross sectional study

in abushraeef Abushraeef and elnasuer Elnasuer areas in kosti Kosti town at kosti
Kosti administrative
Unit white White Nile state. geographical position of abushreef Abushreef area
lies at west and elnasuer Elnasuer in south west the town .total number of
population in abushreef Abushreef area7,684 Households 1098 and elnasuer
Elnasuer area 10,835 Households 1548 total of population at study area 18,519
and total Households(2646).(3).

3. Study Population
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria
All population of both sexes Male and female above 18 years and resident still in
the study area above for more than one yearmonth.

Exclusion criteria male and female under 18 years and in resident still under one
year.
4.sampling :
sample size
sampling technique

used equation

Sample size is 329 taken through simple systematic randomly random

sample technique
Sample frame its (2646) household
5.Methods of data
collection :

6.Tools of data
collection :

(interview using a Standard questionnaire -

observation). using a check list
Testing water for bacteriological(E. Coli)
And Chemical (CL- PH Turbidity).
(Including questionnaire, observation, details of laboratory tests and
record of ministry of health ( White Nile state).

7.Study variables :

1/age
2/gender 3/ economic status 4/ education levels episodes of
diarrhoea 5/ sources of water 6/ distance of water sources 7/ storage of
save water 8/ treatment of water 9/ system of water 10/ system of excreta
disposal 11/ storage of excreta disposal 12/ latrine 13/ treatment of diarrhea
14/ prevention of diarrhea 15/ cases of diarrhea 16/ personal hygiene hand
washing practices 17/ attitude

8.Plan of data analysis:

Time (include when study to commence, duration, if in stages the time schedule
for each part)

-descriptive statistics
-inferential statistics.

chapter

1introduction
2-literature
review

duration

No of days for
participants
resea Volun
rcher teer
And
statist
ical
1/11/2012 to
40day
25/12/2012
s
26/12/2012to16 18day
/1/2013
s

superv
isor

5days
4days

3-tranining
and material
methods and
sample of
water testing
4- data
collections
5- data
analysis
6- final report

17/3/2013 to
16/4/2013

16day 12day 4days

s
s

17/4/2013 to
10day 8days 4days
10/5/2013
s
11/5/2013 to
10day 10day 2days
2/6/2013
s
s
3/6/2013to
Three
- 5days
30/6/2013
week
9.Ethical consideration : ethical & technical approval review at the public health institute in addition
-ethical & technical
approval :
-participant consent :
Expected outcome :
References / relevant
papers /

Approval from health authority at the state and study area and informed
participant consent. In my questionnaire the name not mentioned.

decrease the risk factors of diarrhea diseases in population .

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

References:
1/ -Report of epidemiology ministry of health White Nile state 2010.
2/Health Information Centre and statistic ministry of health white Nile State 2012
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Comment [a2]: The questionnaire should not be

entirely about knowledge and attitudes and
practices:
Ask about cases of diarrhoea cases in the previous
month
Then as about source of drinking water how water
is storage in the house execrate disposal method
hand washing practices storage of ready food
Then a check list to observe the water storage
containers the latrines etc

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