Levels of Access to Water and their Impacts on The Quality of Life

Abstract

Structured abstract: to evaluate the effects of different conditions of accessibility to drinking water in rural population.   Purpose: the way in which water is supplied at home directly influences the health of its inhabitants. In 2017, eight out of ten people living in rural areas did not have access to basic drinking water services or safely managed water services, of which nearly half lived in least developed countries and rural areas.   Method/design/approach: a systematic review was carried out, through metadata analysis, selection of methodologies adopted and the relationships established by the authors between different conditions of access to water and hygiene and health, well-being, water quality, time and cost. The main methodologies adopted are questionnaires and univariate statistical analysis, applied in an associated or not.   Results and conclusion: the closer the rural household is to the water collection point, the better the conditions for developing their productive activities. High indoor plumbing costs, especially for individual catchment solutions, may force some households to use unsafe sources of water supply. It was possible to identify the impacts of the lack of internal plumbing and the difficulty of accessing water in rural communities.   Research implication: understand and highlight the relationship between internal plumbing and its possible effects on humans, especially in rural areas.   Originality/value: it can provide subsidies for public policies on internal plumbing, assisting in the construction of indicators that guide the elaboration and evaluation of these policies.