DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i04.026

Pages: 1231-1236

Typhoid is a disease of public health importance which affects people of all walks of lives in urban, per-urban and rural areas in Kenya. It is estimated that globally about 17 million cases of typhoid fever occur causing 600,000 deaths. In Kenya the prevalence of typhoid fever is less than one per cent annually. In Maina slum it was reported that in 2005 the prevalence rate was at five per cent. The general objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of preventive and control measures put in place to curb typhoid fever occurrence in Kenya. The study design was descriptive cross sectional design. The method used to determine the prevalence of typhoid was a laboratory diagnostic method. The data collection methods used included open ended and closed structured questionnaires, key informant interviews and observational checklist while sampling methods used were simple random sampling and systematic random sampling. The results showed that the prevalence of typhoid was 6.3%. The effective water and sanitation interventions in place were connection of piped water in Maina slum to individual’s houses, provision of health facilities and application of health education to the residents among others. This study concludes that typhoid fever increased by 1.3% in duration of five years from 2005 to 2009. Measure put in place in Maina slum were found to be relatively effective in the management of the typhoid fever.