Percepções sintomáticas da saúde durante a inundação da rua da Usina em Laranjal do Jari – Ap/Brasil

Abstract

In order to discuss the life of the inhabitants of a medium-sized city in the Amazon and by the perception of their problems and the organization of their territory in periods of climate change on a microscale and the impact on the health of their families, it is essential to do a immersion process linking the reality experienced by them and the field research. In this way, the present research aimed to understand the perception of residents regarding the symptoms of diseases linked to the period that occurred with the floods of the Jari River in the city of Laranjal do Jari - Amapá, in the year 2022. For this purpose, an exploratory field research was developed. ex-post-facto, with a bibliographical research and an interview so that the data collected allowed us to identify that 42.9% of the population live on less than one salary in an environment lacking infrastructure, which increases vulnerability during the period of rising waters, in this phase, 82.4% of the interviewees claimed the presence of fever, stomach pains and diarrhea, going to the hospital was unfeasible, and most of the identified symptoms were not actually diagnosed in health systems. In order to alleviate their symptoms, self-cure through home remedies and going directly to pharmacies were the two main forms of treatment.