Diseases Related to Inadequate Environmental Sanitation: a Scenario from the Perspective of Belém do Pará

Objective: Present the number of cases of Diseases Related to Inadequate Environmental Sanitation – DRSAI present in the urban area of ​​Belém do Pará. Theoretical Framework: The emergence of DRSAI is associated with problems of basic sanitation coverage and is organized into 5 categories: by feco-oral transmission; by insect vector transmission; transmitted through contact with water; related to hygiene; geohelminths and taeniasis. The high incidence of DRSAI is part of the Brazilian reality, mainly reaching the population lacking better living conditions, existing in Belém do Pará, in the Northern Region of Brazil. Method: To obtain the spatial distribution of the number of cases, data were provided by the Municipal Health Department of Belém for the diseases: typhoid fever, hepatitis A, leptospirosis, dengue, zika and chikungunya, between the years 2015 and 2022. The qualitative part sought information and data in published articles, books and reports. Results and Discussion: In the spatial analysis, the Guamá neighborhood had the highest number of occurrences in 5 of the 6 DRSAI surveyed, with the exception of chikungunya, whose neighborhood with the highest number of cases was Águas Lindas. Other neighborhoods also stood out, such as Pedreira, Sacramenta, Marco and Marambaia, neighborhoods that also have the common characteristic of a high population contingent. Implications of the Research: The results can assist in strategy plans for public policies in the municipality, mainly related to the reduction of DRSAI cases and actions to implement basic sanitation. Originality/Value: This study contributes to showing that neighborhoods with a high population contingent associated with unsatisfactory numbers in relation to basic sanitation, points to a public health situation that requires attention from the Public Power for actions to combat it.