Incidence of acute glomerulonephritis among children between age 5 - 10 years in Univeristy of Ilorin teaching hospital within 2020 and 2021 Department: Nursing Science By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 6657 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis research work was carried out on the incidence of acute glomerulonephritis among children between ages 5– 10 years in UITH between 2020 and 2021. The topic was introduced, literatures of related authors were reviewed using internet sources and journals. A descriptive non-experimental design was used and a checklist was used for data collection. The collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics and also presented in tables, hypotheses were tested using chi-square. The findings revealed that 125 cases of acute glomerulonephritis was recorded within the period under study i.e. year 2020 and 2021. It was also discovered that 0.8% of the children with acute glomerulonephritis died, while 99.2% survived, which implies that acute glomerulonephritis rarely causes mortality or better put, acute glomerulonephritis is not a factor that contributes to death among under five children. Based on the findings from the study, the recommendations made include that awareness of the causes of acute glomerulonephritis should be made to the public so as to reduce its incidence of it, nurses should be exposed to the opportunity to make nephrology their area of specialization in the nursing profession, a medical team should be set up to create awareness for the public on the prevention of acute glomerulonephritis. This should be regular and continuous because it will take time for the public to have a change of mind and that Religious leaders such as pastors, bishops, imams and so on should encourage their congregants on healthy living that can fight against the incidence of acute glomerulonephritis....Preview Download Preview +Other Nursing Science project topics and materials you might be interested in»Factors contributing to ineffective utilization of immunization programme among mothers in Ekwerazu town Ahiazu Mbaise local government area Imo state»Awareness of female genital mutilation and its implication to reproductive health among mothers in Amaifeke in Orlu local government, Imo state»Accessibility and use of information communication technology (ICT) in the enhancement of nursing education among nursing students in Madonna University Teaching Hospital (MUTH)»Factors influencing the attitudes of women toward family planning in Rivers state»Assessment of nutritional pattern and practice among pregnant women in holy rosary hospital»Assessment of exclusive breastfeeding in the development of under-five children in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Knowledge and practice of quality assurance among nurses working in accident and emergency unit of University of Ilorin teaching hospital, Kwara state»Awareness and practice of pressure sores prevention in the care of the elderly among nurses in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Awareness of determinants of sexual abuse and identification of supportive care among female nursing student of Madonna University»Assessment of practices used in the prevention of Lassa fever infection among health workers in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Factors that influence the patronage of traditional birth attendants in Umuowa community Orlu Lga, Imo State»Attitude of nurses towards research among accident and emergency nurses of University of Ilorin teaching hospital»Burnout syndrome and use of therapeutic approaches among nursing students in Madonna University, Rivers state»Incidence of protein energy malnutrition among children under five years in General Hospital, Yelwa Yauri, Kebbi state»Factors influencing high rate of abortion among women of childbearing age in Saki, Saki West Local Government Area, Oyo State