BASIC SANITATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON HOMES IN A POPULAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN SULLANA, 2025

Abstract

The study sought to establish the relationship between basic sanitation and environmental impact in households in a low-income neighborhood in Sullana, 2025, contributing to SDGs No. 3: good health and well-being, and No. 6: clean water and sanitation. It has a quantitative, applied approach; the population is 11,000 inhabitants, and the objectives are: to contrast the relationship between basic sanitation and environmental health; to establish its relationship with the risk of disease; to verify its relationship with vector control; and to determine the relationship between basic sanitation and environmental impact. Pearson's correlations confirmed low and moderate but statistically significant positive associations between basic sanitation and environmental health (r = 0.307; p = 0.000), disease risk (r = 0.310; p = 0.000), vector control (r = 0.454; p = 0.000);  and environmental impact (r = 0.464; p = 0.000), the latter being the main conclusion, meaning that improvements in basic sanitation services effectively contribute to mitigating negative environmental impacts and strengthening the sustainability of the urban environment; as a proposal, it is recommended to coordinate and establish a tripartite agreement between the Provincial Municipality of Sullana, the National University of Frontera, and the community.