ÍNDICE DE SANEAMENTO AMBIENTAL E COVID-19: UMA ANÁLISE NAS CAPITAIS BRASILEIRAS

Walef Pena Guedes; Cibele Roberta Sugahara; Denise Helena Lombardo Ferreira

doi:10.54399/rbgdr.v19i3.6623

Authors

Walef Pena Guedes PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0541-593X
Cibele Roberta Sugahara Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3481-8914
Denise Helena Lombardo Ferreira Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3138-2406

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54399/rbgdr.v19i3.6623

Keywords:

Basic sanitation, Environmental sanitation, Waterborne diseases

Abstract

The urbanization process and the significant population densification in large centers triggered an increase in society's production and consumption, increasing the generation of waste, which can impact human health and the environment. In developing countries like Brazil, diseases caused by inadequate conditions of environmental sanitation result in social problems that mainly affect regions in situations of vulnerability. This article aims at analyzing the sanitation and diseases related to environmental sanitation in Brazilian regions for the elaboration of an Environmental Sanitation Index for Brazilian capitals based on indicators related to water supply; sewage and waterborne diseases. The research method is exploratory and quantitative. The Environmental Sanitation Index was elaborated from the application of the Factorial Analysis by Principal Components, with the help of the SPSS Software. As a result it was found that the water and sewage indicators of the study contribute positively to environmental sanitation, while the mortality rate due to waterborne disease indicator is negatively related to environmental sanitation. In addition, the correlation between access to environmental sanitation and cases/deaths by Covid-19 was observed, which in turn strengthens the concept of sanitation as the main measure of prevention and spread of the virus.

Author Biographies

Walef Pena Guedes, PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS

Mestrando pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sustentabilidade (PPGS) da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, SP. Bolsista CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior. Tecnólogo em Gestão Ambiental pelo Centro Universitário Padre Anchieta (2015). Especialização em Tecnologias Ambientais (2020) e MBA em Liderança e Coaching na Gestão de Pessoas (2020) pela Universidade Anhanguera.

Cibele Roberta Sugahara, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas

Doutorado em Ciência da Informação Universidade de São Paulo (USP).

Professora e pesquisadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sustentabilidade e da Faculdade de Administração - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas.