health of dwelling houses in the field of samenol-a-emmeh community oriented medical education center

background & objectives: hygienic housing is an important index of health development in different countries which can prevent from contagious diseases & accidents . this study was established to survey the health condition of dwelling houses in the filed of samenol-a-emmeh community –oriented medical education center at summer 2002 . materials & methods : in this descriptive study 500 families from 4643 ones in the filed of samenol-a-emmeh medical education center were selected by random allocation sampling & were asked to fill a questionnaire containing 24 questions on demographic and dwelling house conditions . the collected data were subjected to statistical analysis . result : it was showed that 50% of the houses had good health conditions (including room ceilings, floors, light &..). discussion : this study showed that half of the studied houses had bad health conditions. these health defects may cause psycho-somatic & socio – economic problems for dwellers. earthquakes and other natural disasters can destroy these houses which may be fatal for those living in them. education of the dwellers & standardization of the house will be helpful.