Descrição Ecoepidemiológica da Comunidade do Lixão Municipal de Imperatriz-MA

Abstract

The Landfills, beyond of to health problems with the proliferation of disease vectors, also constitute a serious social issue. Many poor people are dumpsters a form of livelihood and this environment is that these guys can survive. In this context the present study aims to describe the profile of the community eco epidemiologic Municipal Dump Imperatriz-MA, as well as the socioeconomic profile of the city scavengers; discover the sanitation and health of the community that lives municipal landfill and verify for differences in health conditions, work and health among groups of workers subdivided as education, sexual characteristics and age. The study is exploratory in nature with a quantitative approach. It was developed at the municipal dump Imperatriz-MA, 45 the subjects scavengers that community of a population of 51 families. We observed 42.2% (19) females and 57.8% (26) male, 91.2% (41) to receive 0 <remuneration and 55.5% (25) claim to have been another source of income that 95.5% of those receiving help governement (43), who know the personal protective equipment are 71% (32) and are still unaware that 6.7% (3) municipal landfill workers. concerning the use of PPE 53.3% (24) reported using only boots, 17.8% (8) and only 4.5% (2) said to use boots, gloves and masks. Of the 45 respondents scavengers 62.1% (28) supposed they had suffered some accident drill cutting material. The results obtain from this research can be used to subsidize municipal public policies aimed at promoting decent work and life of this community.