Análise multivariada aplicada à definição de índice de saneamento básico

Abstract

Basic sanitation is a matter of national interest, as it directly impacts the lives of citizens, being a right guaranteed by the Constitution. With this, the existence of indicators that help in the evaluation of basic sanitation is a highly efficient tool, as it allows identifying developments, comparing different timeframes, dimensions and different complexities, defining needs and priorities, in addition to having the ability to synthesis that facilitate the understanding of the public. Based on these arguments, the present work aims to determine a Municipal Basic Sanitation Index (IMSB) with application in the city of Barra do Garças - MT to monitor the conditions of basic sanitation in the city. This index can be used as a decision-making tool in order to obtain a more transparent and coherent control with the reality of the city, indicating the most vulnerable services, main problems encountered and the points that public policies should be instituted to improve quality. of life in the municipality. For this, a bibliographical review was initially carried out and sub-indicators of sanitation and social services were selected, according to the information agencies. With the sub-indicator data, normalization and weighting were carried out through the process of hierarchical analysis and analysis of the main components, aggregation and classification for the development and determination of the Municipal Basic Sanitation Index (IMSB) for the city. Barra do Garças presented an IMSB of 83.99, classified as “excellent”, according to the parameters used in the methodology.