PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH PREVALENCE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GWALE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO STATE

Communicable diseases constitute a considerable proportion of the global burden of
morbidity and mortality especially among children. The incidences, prevalence and health
problems of communicable diseases among children in Gwale Local Government Area of
Kano State has become alarming, hence, the need for this study. A well- structured
questionnaire was developed and administered to one hundred and twenty (120) randomly
sampled respondents using the stratified and simple random sampling techniques.
Seventy-five (75) fully completed questionnaire were collated and analysed using
inferential statistics of Chi-square (X2). The resultsfrom the study revealed that there is
prevalence of communicable diseases among children in the area; they are diagnosed late
because they are presented late due to paucity of information of the nature and mode of
transmission of these diseases amongst other factors. It is, therefore, recommended that
government enlighten the people on the nature of communicable diseases using health
education, media houses and their religious and traditional leaders. Immunization is also
suggested against childhood communicable diseases. These measures will go a long way
to stemming the outbreak and spread of communicable diseases in the area.