A Study of Health Problems of Condominium Residents in Bangkok

Abstract

Condominiums are a type of residence that was developed to meet the needs of living in urban areas. Condominiums are divided into 2 types: high-rise condominiums and low-rise condominiums. Most condominiums will provide basic services necessary for living, but there may be a lack of clear protection and promotion of health of condominium residents. As a result, nowadays there are various factors that stimulate more health problems. Therefore, this research aims to study and analyze problems found in condominiums that affect the health of the residents. Data collection used a questionnaire collected from a sample of 408 people living in condominiums in Bangkok, asking for opinions about the frequency with which problems were encountered and the level of impact that occurred.

The results of the study found that the most common problems affecting condominiums are 1) carpets or furniture in the rooms that have accumulated dust, 2) areas within the rooms that have a large amount of dust, and 3) insufficient parking in the condominiums and parking. In addition, the results of the test of the condominium type hypothesis revealed that residents of different types of condominiums have different opinions on the frequency and impact of problems occurring. It was found that people living in low-rise condominiums have a higher frequency of encountering problems and being affected than those living in high-rise condominiums in every problem. The frequency of encountering problems. Then the biggest problem is that there is a lot of dust in the rooms. The problem that has the greatest impact is that there is not enough parking in the condominium and that parking is not in order, causing conflicts. Including testing the location hypothesis, the results found that people living in different locations have different opinions on the frequency and impact of problems occurring. Mostly in middle Bangkok, the frequency and impact of problems are higher than inner and outer Bangkok respectively. Finally, the research has suggested guidelines for considering the format of project development. To be beneficial for the development of condominium real estate projects in the future.