Impactos na saúde dos moradores que residem ao redor da galeria de escoamento pluvial no bairro do Mapiri em Santarém, Pará

Abstract

The access to drinking water and basic sanitation is an essential human right. The conditions in which the population lives interfere directly with their quality of life. The improvements intended for basic sanitation services are linked to the socioeconomic and cultural particularities of the portion of the population that it is intended to favor, and several research is needed to determine how society will receive these benefits. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the basic sanitation conditions and their health impacts on residents living around the culvert in the Mapiri neighborhood in Santarém, PA, identifying the sanitary conditions of the residences and the problems that interfere directly on the health of the residents, evaluating the health impacts. It is a descriptive research, with a quantitative approach, in which the sample counted 16 interviewees, being applied a questionnaire, evaluation sheet in addition to the data search in the e-SUS information system, with socioeconomic, socioenvironmental factors and notifications about diseases. It was noticed that the residents do not relate the lack of basic sanitation as a source of disease, however they are satisfied with the "water treatment", which are served by the public network.