Avaliação da situação do saneamento básico do meio e seus efeitos sobre a saúde comunitária rural da vila do distrito de Inhassoro

Abstract

The present study aims, to contribute to the reflection of the sanitation situation and its effects on the rural community health of the village of Inhassoro district, which is located in the north of Inhambane is located in the north of Inhambane province, bordering to the north with Govuro district Vilankulo district to the south, Massinga district to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east. This project aims to raise awareness in the communities and local government of the risks of non-compliance with hygiene and sanitation measures. observance of hygiene measures and of not providing adequate sanitation to the communities communities, since sanitation is one of the necessary conditions for the quality of life of a of life of a population and its absence compromises the health and well-being of people, as well as contributes to the degradation of the inhabited environment. To carry out this study, the used data collection techniques such as: interviews (with employees of the Health Center of Inhassoro Inhassoro Health Center, District Planning and Infrastructure Services, and the communities of Matsutsuque, Mucocuene and Fequete), direct observation including literature review. The results obtained indicate that in the town of the district under study, the current sanitation situation sanitation is precarious; since, of the 4 (four) basic characteristics of sanitation defined by the WHO (drinking water supply, sewerage, cleaning and management of solid waste, drainage and management; drainage and rainwater management), the local government represented by the District Planning and Infrastructure Service, guarantees only the water supply (through boreholes, i.e. pumps). boreholes, i.e. hand pumps, in 49% of the 81 interviewed families). Regarding the deposition of human waste (sanitary sewage), traditional latrines and open-air faecal disposal are characteristic forms of open air are characteristic forms of deposition in these communities, in 69%; as for solid waste (garbage), this solid waste (garbage), this is not collected in every village and the communities have their forms of disposal (54%), buried (31%) and burned (15%) and finally inexistence of drainage. These conditions mean that the communities are exposed and plagued by frequent frequent outbreaks of malaria, diarrhea and dysentery, according to data from the Health Center of Inhassoro (CSI), stated that these diseases are the most frequent at the village level. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)