PERCEPTION OF RESIDENTS ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF GARBAGE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, GUANAMBI- BA

• Main Authors: Adson Conceição Virgens, Cinoélia Leal de Souza, Jader Silva Ramos, Ane Carilline Donato Vianna, Gabriella Pimentel Marques, Jaqueline Lopes Prates, Daniela Teixeira de Souza, Jayne Santos Silva, Denise Lima Magalhães, Leandro Silva Paudarco, Elaine Santos da Silva
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas 2020-03-01
• Series: Atas de Saúde Ambiental
• Subjects: coleta de resíduos sólidos, saúde ambiental, conservação dos recursos naturais
• Online Access: http://revistaseletronicas.fmu.br/index.php/ASA/article/view/2040

The study aimed to understand the perception of the community guanambiense about the impacts of garbage for health. The research had a qualitative exploratory approach, conducted through individual interviews with 25 participants from Guanambi-BA. The data were organized, identified, transcribed and analyzed for further analysis, divided into two categories: Knowledge of the population about garbage collection in the living territory, and the consequences of garbage accumulation for public health. Among the research findings, it was noted that the interviewed population reports doubts about the city's garbage collection process. It is worth noting that the population realizes that open-air garbage implies diseases, but they do not identify the care needed to minimize and prevent this process. Given this, there is a need to formulate and strengthen public policies of a municipal nature for the collection, disposal and education of the population regarding the risks of waste and its repercussions for public healt.