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Common Illness that Affect the Performance of Residence: A Case from South Africa

In: Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate

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  • Chikezie Eke

    (University of Johannesburg)

  • Clinton Aigbavboa

    (University of the Witwatersrand)

  • Wellington Thwala

    (University of Johannesburg)

Abstract

Sophia town residence is one of the residence in University of Johannesburg and this paper present a findings of common illness that affects the performance of the students in the residence. The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the common illness that affects the students’ performance. The data were collected during October and November 2012; and was with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Out of the 150 questionnaires that were distributed, 135 were received back from the students that reside in the residence. Findings from the survey reveal that fatigue/tiredness was the commonest illness students experience and was ranked first from the mean item score table while nausea was ranked last.

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  • Chikezie Eke & Clinton Aigbavboa & Wellington Thwala, 2015. "Common Illness that Affect the Performance of Residence: A Case from South Africa," Springer Books, in: Liyin Shen & Kunhui Ye & Chao Mao (ed.), Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 1157-1160, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-662-46994-1_96
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-46994-1_96
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