Mr. A H is a 56-year-old married man who lives at the military neighborhood near Shabo hospital. He is the sole breadwinner of his wife and nine children. Both he and his wife suffer from diabetes and hypertension. Mr.

Mr. Imad is a 56-year-old husband with five children- three sons and two daughters. His eldest son is a 5^th year medicine student, his first daughter a 2^nd year media student and his second daughter a 10^th grade student.

Mrs. S A is a widow born in 1969 and residing in Rmeilan al-Basha village in rural al-Malkieh with her five sons and four daughters.

Mr. M J is a father of five (three sons and two daughters) from Qamishli, born in 1960. He was displaced from Duma and is the sole breadwinner.