Table of Contents

DECLARATION i

LIST OF TABLES vii

TABLE OF FIGURES viii

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACCRONYMS ix

DEFINITION OF TERMS x

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 background of the study 1

1.2 problem statement 2

1.3 justification 2

1.4 research questions 3

1.5 Objectives 3

1.5.1 Broad objectives 3

1.5.2 Specific objectives 3

1.6 Hypothesis 4

1.7 Theoretical framework 4

1.8 Scope and limitations 4

1.9 Conceptual framework 5

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 6

2.1 Introduction 6

2.2 Individual physical health problems 6

2.2.1 chronic illnesses 6

2.2.2 Substance abuse 6

2.2.3 Physical exercise 7

2.3 Individual emotional factors 7

 2.4 Socio-Health problems 8

2.4.1 quantity and quality of water 8

2.4.2 Economic status 8

2.5 Environmental health factor 8

2.5.1 Pollution 9

2.5.2 Sanitation 9

2.5.3 Transport 9

CHAPTER 4: RESULTS 14

4.1 Introduction 14

4.2 demographic data 14

4.3 physical health 16

4.3.1 Physical healthy 16

4.3.2 healthy status on scale of zero to ten 16

4.3.4 healthy checkup status 17

4.3.5 overall health status 17

4.3.6 chronic illness. 19

4.3.7 hereditary conditions. 19

4.3.8 drugs and alcohol use. 20

4.3.8 family member drugs and alcohol use. 20

4.3.9 Exercise in a week. 21

4.4.1 level of fitness 21

4.4.2 body mass index. 22

4.4.3 hours of sleeping. 22

4.4.4 Physical disability. 23

 4.4.5 Disability in family 23

4.4.6 preferred choice on getting sick. 24

4.4.7 family member with the issue. 24

4.5 emotional health 25

4.5.1 feeling low or down 25

4.5.2 issues affecting personal feeling. 25

4.5.3 reaction following the loss. 26

4.5.4 mental problem in the family 26

4.6 social health issues 27

4.6.1 source of income 27

4.6.2 type of house. 27

4.6.3 source of water. 28

4.6.4 meal per day 29

The chart below shows the number of meals taken per day. Majority of the respondents that
is68% take their meals thrice per day 29

4.6.5 drug abuse in family member. 29

4.7 Environmental health factors 30

4.7.1 method of water storage. 30

CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE

FINDINGS 31

5.1 SUMMARY OF THE STUDY 31

5.2 Conclusion 32

5.3 recommendations 32

References 33

APPENDICES 34

Appendix 1: map 34
APPENDIX 2: BUDGET 35

Appendix 3: questionnaire 36
 LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 shows the demographic data 16

Table 2 budget of the study 32
 TABLE OF FIGURES

Figure 1 A conceptual framework showing the relationship between variables 7

Figure 2 shows physical health 17
Figure 3 healthy status on scale of zero to ten 17
Figure 4 healthy check up status 18
Figure 5 overall health status 18
Figure 6 shows chronic illness 19
Figure 7 hereditary conditions 19
Figure 8 drugs and alcohol use 20
Figure 9 family member drug and alcohol use 20
Figure 10 number of exercises in a week 21
Figure 11level of fitness 21
Figure 12 body mass index 22
Figure 13 hours of sleep 22
Figure 14 physical disability 23
Figure 15 disability in the family 23
Figure 16 Preferred choice on getting sick 24
Figure 17 family member with health issues 24
Figure 18 ever felt low or down 25
Figure 19 Issues affecting personal feeling 25
Figure 20 death experience of relative 26
Figure 21 mental problem in the family 26
Figure 22 source of income 27
Figure 23 type of house 27
Figure 24 source of water 28
Figure 25meals per day 28
Figure 26 drug abuse by family members 29
Figure 27 method of water storage 29
Figure 28 map of study area 31