SANEAMENTO BÁSICO versus DOENÇAS DE VEICULAÇÃO HÍDRICA NO MUNICÍPIO DE PELOTAS/RS.

Despite progress in recent years, there are still problems with reducing the pace of life in the country, especially in relation to sewage collection and treatment. Given this, this study had an attempt to obtain a description of the main waterborne diseases related to the lack of information about the deficiencies in the municipality of Pelotas / RS between the years of 2007 and 2017. Data for the present study were obtained from the Department of Epidemiological Surveillance of Pelotas and the DATASUS website for the period from 2007 to 2015, for diarrhea and dengue, and from 2007 to 2017 for hepatitis A and leptospirosis. Statistical analysis was performed using the values of central position measurements, dispersion measurements and dispersion shape measurements. The coefficient of variation values were analyzed as proposed by Wilding; Drees in 1983. Where it was possible to observe that diarrhea was the most frequent disease in Pelotas during the years 2007 to 2015, followed by hepatitis A, leptospirosis and dengue. It is concluded with this work, the need for greater investment by the responsible agencies, in order to provide a good quality environmental sanitation to the population, as it is one of the main ways to avoid contracting the waterborne diseases that were presented in this study. In addition, the population in general must be attentive and cooperate with the infrastructure and operational facilities for water supply, sewage, urban cleaning, urban drainage, solid waste and stormwater management, as precipitation can negatively interfere in the occurrences of waterborne diseases in the municipality of Pelotas, due to lack of sanitation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]