Health evaluation by water consumption characterized by the index of quality environmental, Jamancajirca, Perú

The research evaluated the effects of water on the health of the population of Jamancajirca through the Environmental Quality Index (ICA).The methodology applied was, correlational, descriptive, longitudinal design.The s ample consisted of physicochemical and microbiological parameters at three points: catchment, reservoir and home pool, during rainy and dry seasons, in addition to surveys and morbidity data.The results indicated deficiencies in the drinking water system, with parameter values outside the limits established by the General Directorate of Environmental Health.The ICA classified the water as unsuitable for human consumption (level V), associated with diarrheal diseases such as dysentery, gastroenteritis, infectious colitis.