Estratégias prevencionistas à doenças causadas em locais de riscos em período chuvoso em Limoeiro do Ajuru – Pará.

Abstract

The natural disasters can cause public calamity on the grounds of the flooding areas associated with rainfall indexes, which cause diseases and health problems in a certain population in the city of Limoeiro do Ajuru. The objective of this research is to contribute to the risk management and minimization of diseases prevailing during the rainy season in the city of Limoeiro do Ajuru. The research used the methodology of quantitative and qualitative analysis, rainfall data from 2007 to 2017 of the station Joana Coeli, on the website of the Agência Nacional de Águas (National Water Agency), clinical data of the Municipal Hospital of Limoeiro do Ajuru, data from the Sistema Estadual de Saúde Pública (State Public Health System), in addition to the semistructured interviews that helped to outline the social, economic and acculturation profile of the target public, these data were tabulated in a spreadsheet. The results obtained in the ten years, 2007 to 2017, revealed the pluviometric behavior associated to the prevalence diseases indexes: acute diarrhea and acute respiratory infections, which correlate the research areas with flood spots in the streets: Nova 4, Juscelino Kubitschek, and Umarizal, these being selected by the addresses of the demands affected with the diseases that were attended in the Urgency and Emergency of the city. The research had the following conclusions: It was found a correlation between rainfall indices between acute diarrheal diseases and acute respiratory infections, and floods and the sociodemographic profile of the target population, revealing the need for education and health investments, as well as sanitation in the areas. To partially comprehend this issue, the need to create a booklet that points out preventive measures and that can minimize prevailing diseases emerged in this research. The release of the booklet will be the responsibility of the Conselho Municipal de Saúde (Municipal Health Council) to other social sectors and populations subject to the problem of flooding in the city Limoeiro do Ajuru.