HAH521S - HOUSING AND HEALTH - 2ND OPP - JAN 2023


HAH521S - HOUSING AND HEALTH - 2ND OPP - JAN 2023



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n Am I BI A u n IVER s ITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH, APPLIEDSCIENCESAND NATURALRESOURCES
DEPARTMENTOF HEALTHSCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF ENVIRONMENTALHEALTHSCIENCES
QUALIFICATIONCODE: 08 BOHS
LEVEL: 5
COURSENAME: HOUSINGAND HEALTH
COURSECODE: HAH 521S
SESSION:JANUARY 2023
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER:THEORY
MARKS: 120
SUPPLEMENTARY/SECOND OPPORTUNITYEXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER
MS. CHARMAINE JANSEN
MODERATOR: MR IMMANUEL ZERIAPI
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all the questions in Section A, Band C
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF 5 PAGES(Including this front page)
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QUESTION 1
(10 Marks)
1.0 Indicate if the statement is true or false.
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 mat 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 stormwater 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 coloring 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]
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QUESTION 2
(10 Marks)
2. 0 Match the term in Column A with the correct description in Column B.
[10]
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
2.1 Basic urban
A. Planning" is concern about the future; in its broadest sense being
[1]
zones
the future health, wealth and welfare of a given community or
population.
2.2 Village
B. An isolated settlement consisting of one house
[1]
2.3 Farm
2.4 Evaluation
C. A settlement with a few services such as a church, public house, and
[1]
a small shop.
D. A settlement of only a few houses with no services.
[1]
2.5 City
2.6 Cartographer
2.7 Town
2.8 Outcome
indicators
2.9 Upgrading
E. Outcome indicators measure the long-term effect of the activity
[1]
on the target population.
F. An action whereby an existing formal or informal settlement is
[1]
regularized to provide a form of security of tenure or where new or
additional municipal services are installed or a combination of these is
pursued.
G. It is the systematic investigation of the worth or merit of a project or
[1]
programme
H. A very large settlement with a large railway station, shopping complex, [1]
cathedral, large hospital, museum university and office blocks
I. A person that draws maps
[1]
2.10 Town/Land
J. An Urban zones fall into one of five major categories: residential,
[1]
Use Planning
institutional, commercial, industrial and public open spaces
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QUESTION 3
(10 Marks)
3.0 Describe in one word or a few sentences the following words to the pre-primary pupils.
3.1
Primary Health Care
[1]
3.2
Contamination
[1]
3.3
Microorganisms
[1]
3.4
Sanitation
[1]
3.5
Sewage
[1]
3.6
Hygiene
[1]
3.7
Diarrhoea
[1]
3.8
Conducive Environment
[1]
3.9
Ventilation
[1]
3.10
Illumination
[1]
QUESTION 4
SECTIONB ( 50 MARKS )
(30 Marks)
4.0 Write short notes on the following:
4.1 Doors
[6]
4.2. Foundation
[2]
4.3 Pipes
[8]
4.4 Drains
[4]
4.5 Walls
[10]
QUESTION 5
(20 Marks)
5.1 Summarize the challenges and constrains a local authority might experience when
proper town planning was not practice.
[10]
5.2 Differentiate between urban and rural settlements.
[10]
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SECTIONC [ 40 MARKS]
QUESTION6
(20 Marks)
6.0 Discussthe elements which categorise a healthy house.
[20]
QUESTION7
(20 Marks)
7.0 Differentiate between formal and informal settlements.
[20]
GOOD LUCK
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