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My name is Dr James Okereke. I am a staff of the Department of Paediatrics, University College Hospital, Ibadan. I am carrying out a study on ‘stooling pattern of apparently healthy secondary school children in Ibadan’. I will like to ask you some questions about yourself.
Your answers will be kept very confidential (in secret). The information you and other students will give me will be helpful to Doctors in future to make better decisions on treatment of children who may have problems related to stooling.
During this exercise, no other examination except the measurement of your height and weight will be performed on you. It will be ensured that the process of collecting this information from you does not cause you any harm or injury.
You are free to refuse to take part in this study. You also have the right to withdraw at any given time if you choose. I will appreciate your help in responding to take part in the study. My mobile phone numbers are 08035036467 and 028706077.
Consent: Now that the study has been well explained to me and I fully understand the content of the study process, I will be willing to take part in the programme
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Signature of participant Date
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Signature of parent or care giver Date
APPENDIX II
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Iwe Igbaye Lowo Obi/Alagbato (Yoruba translation of Appendix I)
Oruko mi ni Dokita James Okereke. Mo je osise ile iwosan ti UCH Orita mefa, Ibadan, ni eka ti awon omode (Department of Paediatrics). A nse iwadi lori bi awon enia se ma n yagbe ati ohun tio see se lati diwo tabi gbe iyagbe ni ilu Ibadan. Ma ni lo idahun yin si awon ibere kan nipa bi o (omo yin) ti o nse nyagbe lo jo ju mo. Idahun yin se pataki si mi pupo, ma si gbiyanju lati je ki gbogbo ohun ti e ba so fun mi wa larin emi ati yin. Ohun kohun ti a ba ri mu jade ninu iwadi yi yio se anfani fun awon Dokita ati awon olutoju alaisan miran ni ojo iwaju lati le tete mo igbese ti o ye nigbakugba ti won ba koju iru aisan bee.
Ni asiko iwadi yi mo toro aye lowo yin lati ye omo yin wo fun awon ohun miran ti o jo mo igbe yiya. N ko ni lo lati se ayewo to la eje lo rara. Ma sa gbogbo ipa mi lati ri wipe gbogbo ohun ti mo fe se yi ko ni pa omo yin lara bi ko se anfani.
Aye wa fun yin lati ma kopa ninu iwadi yi. Aye si tun wa ba kan naa lati jawo kuro ninu iwadi yi ni akoko to wu yin. Inu mi yio dun ti e ba le ran wa lowo lati je ki omo yin kopa ninu ayewo yi.
E pe mi lori ago alagbeka yi, ti e bafe bamisoro 08035036467 tabi 028706077.
Igbaye : Fun iwon igba ti a ti se alaye fun mi ati wipe o ti ye mi dada ohun ti ise iwadi yi je, mo se tan lati je ki omo mi kopa ninu iwadi naa.
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Ko oruko re (tabi teka) Ojo
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Oruko Obi / Alagbato (tabi teka) Ojo APPENDIX III
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QUESTIONNAIRE
BOWEL HABITS OF APPARENTLY HEALTHY SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN IBADAN
1. Study NO_______ Date of birth __|____|______ Date Enrolled ___|___|___
2. School name and address: Private: |___| Public: |____|
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Demographic Data
3. Home Address ____________________________________________________
4. Sex: 1. Male 2. Female
5. How old are you? ___________________years
6. What class are you now? ________________________________________
7. Ethnic group:
a. Yoruba b. Ibo c. Hausa
d. Others (specify) ___________________________________________
111 8. Religion:
a. Christianity b. Islam
c. Others (specify) ____________________________________________
Family Background/social status:
9. How many sibling(s) do you have? _________
10. What is the marital status of your parents now?
1. Never married 2. Married
3. Divorced/Separated 4. Widowed
If married, which of this best described the marriage?
1. Monogamous 2. Polygamous
11. What is the mother’s educational status?
No formal education = 5
Primary/incomplete secondary = 4 Secondary/Technical/Grade II = 3 Post secondary but not University = 2
112 University/Postgraduate = 1
12. What s the father’s educational status?
No formal education = 5
Primary/incomplete secondary = 4 Secondary/Technical/Grade II = 3 Post secondary but not University = 2 University/Postgraduate = 1
13. What is the mother’s occupation?
Unemployed, fulltime house wife, student, subsistence farmer = 5 Petty trader, labourer, messenger, similar grades = 4
Junior school teacher, driver, artisan = 3
Intermediate grade, public servant, senior school teachers = 2
Senior civil servant, professional, manager, contractor, large scale trader = 1
14. What is the father’s occupation?
Unemployed, student, subsistence farmer = 5 Petty trader, labourer, messenger, similar grades = 4 Junior school teacher, driver, artisan = 3
Intermediate grade, public servant, senior school teachers = 2
Senior civil servant, professional, manager, contractor, large scale trader = 1
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15. Which of this best describe your family housing arrangement?
We are living with another family or friends = 1 We are living in a rented apartment = 2
We own the building =3
16. What is your pattern of daily water intake?
a. Before meals b. During meals c. In between meals d. At any time
17. Which of this best describes your toilet facility?
a. Pit latrine b. Water closet
c. No toilet at home (Defaecation in the bush or stream)
18. Name the type of meals you have taken in the past two days a. Two days ago
Breakfast____________________________________________
Fruits 1. Yes 2. No
Lunch _____________________________________________
Fruits 1. Yes
114 2. No
Dinner _________________________________________
Fruits 1. Yes 2. No
b. Yesterday
Breakfast__________________________________________
Fruits 1. Yes 2. No
Lunch____________________________________________________
Fruits 1. Yes 2. No
Dinner______________________________________________________
Fruits 1. Yes 2. No
19. How many times do you pass stool in a day?
a. At least once a day b. Once in alternate days c. Once in >3 days
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20. How long does it take you to pass stool once you enter the toilet?
a. Less or equal 10 minutes b. >10-20 minutes
c. >20 – 30 minutes d. Over 30 minutes
21. Do you have abdominal pain when passing stool?
a. Yes b. No
22. Do you have pain in your anus before or when passing stool?
a. Yes b. b. No
23. Which of the following best describes your stool? (Choose one please) a. Hard
b. Soft c. Loose
24. Stool volume (using clay paste stool model) a. 25ml – 100ml
b. >100ml – 200ml c. > 200ml
116 25. Do you strain during passage of stool?
a. Yes b. No
26. Which of these colours best describe the colour of your stool? (Using the colour chart) a. Yellow
b. Brownish c. Greenish brown
27. Do you pass blood in stool?
a. Yes b. No
28. Which of these periods of the day do you usually pass stool?
a. Morning (6am till 12noon) b. Afternoon (12noon till 6pm) c. Evening (6pm till mid night) d. Night (midnight till 6am) e. At any time of the day
29. How regularly do you stick to the time chosen in question 28?