Associação entre as condições sanitárias e a incidência de febre Chikungunya no município de Belém, Pará, Brasil

Abstract

O saneamento adequado e requisito fundamental para a qualidade da saude publica. O objetivo desse estudo foi analisar a relacao entre o acesso aos servicos de saneamento e a incidencia de febre Chikungunya em Belem (PA), no periodo de 2016 a 2018. Foram desenvolvidos indicadores sanitarios e determinada a incidencia da doenca para o periodo analisado. A correlacao de Pearson identificou associacao entre as condicoes sanitarias e a incidencia da doenca . As correlacoes significativas na incidencia de CHIKF ocorreram entre os indicadores de quantidade e regularidade no fornecimento de agua, na coleta de residuos solidos e no nivel de acesso aos servicos de saneamento. Association between sanitary conditions and the incidence of Chikungunya fever in the city of Belem, Para, Brazil A B S T R A C T Adequate sanitation is a fundamental requirement for the quality of public health. The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between access to sanitation services and the incidence of Chikungunya fever in Belem (PA), between 2016 and 2018. Health indicators were developed and determined to the incidence of the disease for the period analyzed. Pearson s correlation identified an association between health conditions and disease incidence. Significant correlations in the incidence of CHIKF occurred between the indicators of quantity and regularity in water supply, solid waste collection and the level of access to sanitation services. Keywords: Environmental sanitation; chikungunya fever; tropical diseases.