Submitted by Ricardo Cedraz Duque Moliterno (ricardo.moliterno@uefs.br) on 2016-08-24T00:22:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTA??O UEFS-1.pdf: 4397842 bytes, checksum: 5bbf7864e46035d01b3cd15d9b25b50d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-24T00:22:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTA??O UEFS-1.pdf: 4397842 bytes, checksum: 5bbf7864e46035d01b3cd15d9b25b50d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-01 / It is important to emphasize that both the quality of the water as the quantity and regularity of supply are determining factors for the emergence of diseases in humans. Therefore, we used the epidemiological ecological study, quantitative, in order to assess the consumption of rainwater and the incidence of diarrhea in children under 5 years of age: the exposed, which use capture systems roof rain water which is stored in tanks for potable purposes, composed of 111 children of the city of Lowland Ro?a-Ba; and not exposed, which use public water supply, composed also by 111 children of the city of Baixa Grande-Ba. Health indicators were adopted that diarrhea and measured over a period of 90 days. They were applied form, spreadsheet and field observation form with the families and children participating in the survey. The analysis of data obtained from said diarrhea and measured showed a significant association between episodes of diarrhea in the total sample of children studied and the spatial distribution where the highest concentrations occurred. Children who drank rain water had higher risk in percentage and time of occurrence, to have episodes of diarrhea than children who drink tap water, but with a difference not very acentuda. The incidence in children who consume rainwater stored in cisterns was 11.1%, and 5.8% in families who drink tap water. / ? importante ressaltar que tanto a qualidade da ?gua quanto a sua quantidade e regularidade de fornecimento s?o fatores determinantes para o surgimento de doen?as no ser humano. Portanto, utilizou-se o estudo epidemiol?gico do tipo ecol?gico, de natureza quantitativa, a fim de avaliar o consumo de ?gua da chuva e a incid?ncia de diarreia em crian?as menores de 5 anos de idade: as expostas, as quais utilizam sistemas de capta??o de ?gua de chuva do telhado e que ? armazenada em cisternas para fins pot?veis, compostas por 111 crian?as da cidade de V?rzea da Ro?a?Ba; e as n?o expostas, as quais utilizam ?gua da rede p?blica de abastecimento, compostas, tamb?m, por 111 crian?as da cidade de Baixa Grande-Ba. Os indicadores de sa?de adotados foram diarreia referida e mensurada, durante um per?odo de 90 dias. Foram aplicados formul?rio, planilha e ficha de observa??o de campo junto ?s fam?lias e crian?as participantes da pesquisa. A an?lise dos dados obtidos da diarreia referida e da mensurada apresentou uma associa??o significante entre os epis?dios de diarreia na amostra total de crian?as estudadas e na distribui??o espacial onde ocorreram as maiores concentra??es. As crian?as que beberam ?gua de chuva apresentaram maior risco, em percentual e tempo de ocorr?ncia, de ter epis?dios de diarreia do que as crian?as que bebem ?gua da rede p?blica, por?m com uma diferen?a n?o muito acentuda. A incid?ncia nas crian?as que consomem ?gua da chuva armazenada em cisternas foi de 11,1%, e de 5,8% nas fam?lias que bebem ?gua da rede p?blica.