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OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTHAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHSCIENCES
QUALIFICATION CODE: 08 BOHS
LEVEL: 5
COURSE NAME: HOUSING AND HEALTH
COURSE CODE: HAH 521S
SESSION: JANUARY 2024
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY: QUESTION PAPER
FIRST OPPORTUNITY: QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER:
MODERATOR:
Ms. Charmaine Jansen
Mr. Joshua Hidinwa
INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Answer the questions in Sections A, Band C
2.
Please write neatly and legibly.
3.
Do not use the left-side margin of the exam paper. This must be allowed for the examiner.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIAL:
1. Non-Programmable Calculator
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 4 PAGES (Including this front page)
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SECTION A:
[30 MARKS]
QUESTION 1:
( 10 Marks)
1.0 Evaluate the statements and select whether the statement is true or false. Write the word
'True' or 'False' next to the corresponding number on your ANSWERSHEET.
[10]
1.1 When you build a house, the minimum height should be 1.5 m in the South because,
people at the South are short and 2.5 m at the East because people in the East. are big and tall. [1]
1.2 A gutter does not collect the rainwater and transports it to the storm water drains.
[1]
1.3 Oil paint is a requirement at the informal settlement and formal houses.
[1]
1.4 Building toilets for the community falls under secondary care for HIV AIDS patients.
[1]
1.5 Overcrowding in an informal settlement increases the hypertension in the community and
decreases the Tuberculosis in the community.
[1]
1.6 The colouring of red materials on the building plan indicates a water pipe.
[1]
1.7 The structure of the houses in Havana informal settlement contributed to the high reported
swine flu cases in Havana.
[1]
1.8 The external walls minimum width should be not less than 220mm.
[1]
1.9 A public swimming pool is an important facility in a town.
[1]
1.10 Any town should have a police station for proper town planning.
[1]
QUESTION 2
{10 Marks)
2.0 Describe in one word or a few sentences the following words to the pre-primary pupils.
2.1 Sewage
[1]
2.2 Hygiene
[1]
2.3 Diarrhoea
[1]
2.4 Conducive Environment
[1]
2.5 Ventilation
[1]
2.6 Illumination
[1]
2.7 Primary Health Care
[1]
2.8 Contamination
[1]
2.9 Microorganisms
[1]
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2.10 Sanitation
[1]
QUESTION 3
{10 Marks)
3. 0 Match the term in Column A with the correct description in Column B.
[10]
COLUMNA
COLUMNB
3.1 Basic urban A. Planning" is concern about the future; in its broadest sense being the future
zones
health, wealth and welfare of a given community or population.
[1]
3.2 Village
B. An isolated settlement consisting of one house.
[1}
3.3 Farm
C. A settlement with a few services such as a church, public house, and a small
shop.
[1]
3.4 Evaluation D. A settlement of only a few houses with no services.
[1]
3.5 City
E. Outcome indicators measure the long-term effect of the activity on the
target population.
[1]
3.6
Cartographer
F. An action whereby an existing formal or informal settlement is regularized
to provide a form of security of tenure or where new or additional municipal
[1]
services are installed or a combination of these is pursued.
3.7 Town
G. It is the systematic investigation of the worth or merit of a project or
programme.
[1]
3.8 Outcome
H. A very large settlement with a large railway station, shopping complex,
indicators
cathedral, large hospital, museum university and office blocks.
[1]
3.9 Upgrading I. A person that draws maps.
[1}
3.10 Town/Land J. An Urban zones fall into one of five major categories: residential,
Use Planning
institutional, commercial, industrial and public open spaces
[1]
SECTION B:
Please answer ALL of the questions in this section.
[ 40 MARKS]
QUESTION 4 (10 Marks)
4.0 Write short notes on the following:
4.1 Ohorongo cement 32.5 and Ohorongo cement 42.5
[4]
4.2 Storm water drain, and sewage drain.
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4.3 External and internal doors and door frames.
[4]
QUESTION 5
(10 Marks)
5.0 List at least ten important facilities a town should have for proper town planning.
[10]
QUESTION 6
6.1 Mention the principles of town planning.
6.2 Elaborate on the benefits of town planning to the CEOof the town council.
(20 Marks)
[2x5]
[10]
SECTIONC:
Please answer ALL the questions in this section.
QUESTION 7
7.0 Table the advantages as well as the disadvantages of ZONING.
QUESTION 8
8.0 Discussthe elements which categorise a healthy house.
END OF QUESTION PAPER
(20 Marks)
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(20 Marks)
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