Surveillance of Drinking Water Quality Worldwide: Scoping Review Protocol

Rayssa Horacio Lopes, Cícera Renata Diniz Vieira Silva, Pétala Tuani Cândido de Oliveira Salvador, Ísis de Siqueira Silva, Léo Heller and Severina Alice da Costa Uchôa
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Rayssa Horacio Lopes: Postgraduate in Collective Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59064-630, Brazil
Cícera Renata Diniz Vieira Silva: Technical School of Health of Cajazeiras, Federal University of Campina Grande, Cajazeiras 58900-000, Brazil
Pétala Tuani Cândido de Oliveira Salvador: School of Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Ísis de Siqueira Silva: Postgraduate in Collective Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59064-630, Brazil
Léo Heller: René Rachou Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Belo Horizonte 30190-009, Brazil
Severina Alice da Costa Uchôa: Public Health Departament, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-900, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-9

Abstract: Universal access to clean and safe drinking water is essential for life maintenance since exposure to poor quality water is harmful to health. Drinking water quality is part of public health actions and, together with sanitation, a human right essential for life and a sustainable development goal. Moreover, an independent surveillance system conducted by the Ministry of Health or government agencies is needed for the safety of drinking water quality. We propose a scoping review protocol to identify and map worldwide surveillance actions and initiatives of drinking water quality implemented by government agencies or public health services. This scoping review protocol is based on the Joanna Briggs Institute manual and guided by the PRISMA-ScR. Articles, theses, dissertations, and official documents consulted in the following databases will be included: Medline/PubMed, Scopus, LILACS, Web of Science, Embase, Engineering Village, and gray literature. No date limit or language will be determined. The authors will develop a worksheet for data extraction. Quantitative (simple descriptive statistics) and qualitative data (thematic analysis) will be analyzed. The final scoping review will present the main findings, impacts, challenges, limitations, and possible research gaps related to surveillance of drinking water quality on population health.

Keywords: drinking water; potable water; public health surveillance; quality control; government (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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