Author:

• Marco Aurélio Arbage Lobo - Lobo, M.A.A. - Belém, PA - Universidade da Amazônia - <lobo2502@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Dula Maria Bento de Lima - Lima, D.M.B. - Universidade da Amazônia - <dulalima2@gmail.com>
• Cezarina Maria Nobre Souza - Souza, Cezarina Maria Nobre - Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará - <cezarina.souza@oi.com.br>
• Waddle Almeida Nascimento - Nascimento, W.A. - Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará - <waddle_almeida@hotmail.com>
• Leiliane Cardoso Araújo - Araújo, L.C. - Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará - <cristinaleiliane@hotmail.com>
• Neucy Barreto dos Santos - Santos, N.B. - Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará - <cycybarreto@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Ambiente

Abstract:

The so-called social technologies have been widely used in many places around the world as a viable alternative for low-income populations have access to opportunities for employment and income and other aspects related to quality of life, including sanitation. This paper performs a cost-benefit analysis of using a low cost technology for drinking water used in several countries, the SODIS system, in riverside communities living in the insular area of Belem municipality, located in Brazilian Amazon. Data were collected through questionnaires answered by families living in three islands: Jutuba, and New Urubuoca. The results were positive, considering the cost-benefit analysis of the project, which demonstrates the economic viability of using the SODIS system in the situation investigated.

Keywords:

Low Cost Technology Water Supply Health Promotion Cost-Benefit Analysis

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