RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BASIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC SANITATION INDICATORS AND THE OCCURRENCE OF ACUTE DIARRHEA DISEASES IN THE EASTERN AMAZON STATES

Abstract

The occurrence of acute diarrheal diseases, in addition to being an important public health issue, is related to several factors, among which basic sanitation conditions can be highlighted, as well as socioeconomic aspects of the locations where they occur. The objective of this article is to carry out a comparative study between basic sanitation and socioeconomic indicators and the incidence of acute diarrheal diseases in the states of the Brazilian Eastern Amazon. The data used are of a secondary nature, obtained from bibliographic and documentary research, between the years 2010 to 2019, in official databases, using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis, for the treatment of data obtained, Minitab software 18 was used. Among the annual averages of occurrences of acute diarrheal diseases, the states of Pará and Maranhão stand out, which presented averages of approximately 217,000 and 128,500 cases, respectively. Sanitary sewage was highest for the state of Mato Grosso, with 26%, followed by Tocantins with 19%, while Amapá and Pará had the lowest service provision indicators, both with 5% of service for the period. This context also did not present significant changes in the last 10 years, reflecting in the maintenance and little variation in the occurrence of acute diarrheal diseases. Sanitation indicators do not always follow population growth in quantity and quality, reflecting in the increase in the occurrence of ADDs, which are considered preventable through adequate sanitary measures.