SANITY CONDITIONS OF SANTA CATARINA’S WEST: DIAGNOSIS OF RURAL POPULATIONS AND SMALL COMMUNITIES

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  • Jane Kelly Oliveira FRIESTINO Universidade Estadual de Campinas Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva - área de Epidemiologia. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas- Rua: Vital Brasil, 100 – Prédio do CIPOI – Piso 3, Área de Saúde do Trabalhador Cidade Universitária Prof. Zeferino Vaz – Campinas – SP / CEP 13083-970. e-mail: janekos@gmail.com
  • Olga Maria Panhoca da SILVA Professora Titular. Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – UDESC
  • Mário Cesar NASCIMENTO Professor Titular. Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – UDESC

Abstract

Introduction: The concern about sanitary conditions and water quality has been described in the Millennium Development Goals by the UN. As part of this global context, it is important to diagnose the sanitary conditions of rural areas and small communities in Brazil. Objective: To diagnose the sanitary conditions in a municipality of Western Santa Catarina state. Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional population-based study carried out in the municipality of Palmitos, Western Santa Catarina state. The sample was self-weighted into two selection stages, census sector and households. A descriptive analysis of the variables was performed. Results: Three-hundred sixty-six participants over 15 years old from one-hundred thirty-six households were interviewed. Households had a well or a spring as the primary location of water collection; 13.1% had no channeling of the water into the house; in rural areas, the main destination for the bathroom and sanitary waste occurs is crude tanks; in addition, much of the garbage (40.7%) is burned in the houses. Conclusion: The conditions of use of drinking water, and the destination of the waste water (sewage) and household waste present polluting characteristics in need of educational and social intervention. Individual and public health may be affected by the lack of appropriate measures concerning the use of natural resources. DESCRIPTORS Sanitary Profiles. Water Supply, Rural. Health Surveys. Sanitation. Public Health.

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Author Biographies

Jane Kelly Oliveira FRIESTINO, Universidade Estadual de Campinas Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva - área de Epidemiologia. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas- Rua: Vital Brasil, 100 – Prédio do CIPOI – Piso 3, Área de Saúde do Trabalhador Cidade Universitária Prof. Zeferino Vaz – Campinas – SP / CEP 13083-970. e-mail: janekos@gmail.com

Enfermeira, Doutora e Mestre em Saúde Coletiva - Epidemiologia

Olga Maria Panhoca da SILVA, Professora Titular. Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – UDESC

Professora Doutora em Saúde Pública. Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – UDESC, Centro de Educação Superior do Oeste. Chapecó-SC, Brasil.

Mário Cesar NASCIMENTO, Professor Titular. Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – UDESC

Professor Mestre em Ciências do Movimento Humano. Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – UDESC, Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte. Florianópolis-SC, Brasil.

Published

2016-03-16

How to Cite

FRIESTINO, J. K. O., SILVA, O. M. P. da, & NASCIMENTO, M. C. (2016). SANITY CONDITIONS OF SANTA CATARINA’S WEST: DIAGNOSIS OF RURAL POPULATIONS AND SMALL COMMUNITIES. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 19(2), 109–116. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs/index.php/rbcs/article/view/24494

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