Intervenções urbanísticas no Parque São Bartolomeu em Salvador/Ba e seus reflexos sobre a esquistossomose urbana

Abstract

The accelerated process of urbanization in Brazil leads to population expansion of cities and a disorderly occupation in its territory, resulting in several negative consequences, one of the main concerns being the proliferation and the advance of epidemics of urban diseases due to the absence and precarious infrastructure sanitary conditions. The objective of this research is to evaluate the relationship of urban interventions in the São Bartolomeu Park (Salvador / BA) on the prevalence of schistosomiasis in the resident population in the years 2011 and 2015. To achieve the objective the bibliographic review is used, based on the construction of a theoretical reference and the secondary data compiled by IBGE (demographic censos 2000 and 2010), Conder and Fiocruz. For this purpose, a description was given of the evolution of the resident population of the São Bartolomeu Park and their households; the identification of risk factors and the characterization of the urban interventions made in the park and the Physical Intervention Polygon (PIF) São Bartolomeu and explained how such actions reflect on the prevalence of schistosomiasis in the resident population of the study area. The obtained results contribute to confirming that the implementation of urban interventions, aimed at water supply and sanitary sewage, reduce the contact of the population with contaminated waters and directly impact in reducing on the prevalence of schistosomiasis and other aspects of population life. Thus, it’s evidence that investments made in the basic sanitation sector imply a cascade effect, whit potential for as it unfolds in the reduction of expenses in the health system and in the improvement of the quality of life of the people.