Relação entrelação entre doenças de veiculação hídrica e parâmetros físicos, químicos e microbiológicos no Estado da Bahia

Abstract

The worry with the avaluati o n and effectuation of environmental proteccion has been gaining space and discussions for the society’s awareness. The goal of this study is analyzing the association between diseases propagated by water and the water parameters of the Bahia’s health. The health data base was acquired through Health Portal of the Informatics Department of The Unified Health System (DATASUS). The variables of the water were taken from State System of Environmental Information and Water Resources (SEIA ). The association betw e en the indicators was done through Pearson’s linear correlation and Main Components Analysis (ACP). It was observed that microregions demonstrated direct relations with water’s quality variables, such as, total nitrogen, dissolved o xygen, total phosphorus and temperature, related to amebiasis, schistosomiasis, viral hepatites, cholera and parasitic infectious diseases, mainly in microregions of Porto Seguro, Jacobina, Santo Antônio de Jesus, Barreiras, Juazeiro, Ilhéus, Itabuna e Val ença. Through the under s tanding of the results, we can understand the importance of the discussion about basic sanitation, water quality level, health education, environmental health, cultural changes, case monitoring in micro regions, being essential to i mprove the quality of l i fe of the most affected population in the state.