Worldwide Surveillance Actions and Initiatives of Drinking Water Quality: A Scoping Review

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

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: This study identified and mapped worldwide surveillance actions and initiatives of drinking water quality implemented by government agencies and public health services. The scoping review was conducted between July 2021 and August 2022 based on the Joanna Briggs Institute method. The search was performed in relevant databases and gray literature; 49 studies were retrieved. Quantitative variables were presented as absolute and relative frequencies, while qualitative variables were analyzed using the IRaMuTeQ software. The actions developed worldwide and their impacts and results generated four thematic classes: (1) assessment of coverage, accessibility, quantity, and drinking water quality in routine and emergency situations; (2) analysis of physical–chemical and microbiological parameters in public supply networks or alternative water supply solutions; (3) identification of household water contamination, communication, and education with the community; (4) and investigation of water-borne disease outbreaks. Preliminary results were shared with stakeholders to favor knowledge dissemination.

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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