As condições de abastecimento e armazenamento de água e o contexto epidemiológico: diagnóstico da cidade de Campina Grande - PB.

Abstract

The relationship among storage and water supply and health conditions is discussion subject in various areas of scientific knowledge. This research aims to analyze the interference of supply conditions and water storage on human health in Campina Grande-PB. Therefore, the following methodological procedures were used: a) characterization of the study area; b) data collection; c) water collection and microbiological analysis; d) application of questionnaires; e) spatial distribution in Geographic Information System environment. It has been found that there are variations in the city as the spatial distribution of dengue, leptospirosis and hepatitis A. The Serrotão, Bairro das Cidades and Jeremias were the neighborhoods that affected the largest number of cases of these types of diseases. Regarding the water microbiological analysis, it was found that 76.6% of the water stored in those locality residences have fecal coliforms, which is an imminent risk indicator to public health in the City. Overall, it was noticed a lack of knowledge and social cohesion among the population of the corresponding investigated districts, which further extends the risk conditions and vulnerability to health population.