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Abstract
Health is primary concern of all civilized nations across the globe. Nations strive to achieve health. Health is a major determinant of human development as it has socio-economic relations with the quality of life. The issue of enhancing the health status of people is tackled at two levels; one in terms of disease-prevention, and the other in terms of health enhancement. Disease prevention involves controlling, eradicating disease, and taking precautionary measures against the onset of the same. Generally, the health factors are determinants by the socio-economic, cultural and environmental factors. The present paper intends to study how the physical, social and cultural factors influence health status among the rural house hold respondents. In order to understand various health factors that determine the health status of the rural people, the present study is taken up in Kanni kovil village, Puducherry Union Territory. The researcher has selected Kanni kovil village, has 304 total households are located. The researcher has selected all the households (census method) for this study. However, he could succeed in getting information for 300 respondents only. The researcher has collected relevant date from all the 300 respondents by using a well structural-interview schedule.