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. 2021 May 19;79:83. doi: 10.1186/s13690-021-00602-7

Table 1.

Description of the main explanatory variables

Variable (%) Description Period Source
Population served with adequate water supply at home Population supplied with piped water in at least one of the rooms of their household from the following sources: general distribution network, well or spring water on or off the property 2013* IBGE
Population served with adequate sanitation at home Population that disposes its sewage in a general sewerage system, rainwater drainage or septic tank 2013* IBGE
Population served with household solid waste collection Population served with direct and indirect household solid waste collection, regardless of location (urban or rural) 2013* IBGE
Schools with filtered water Schools that provide their students with filtered water from filters, such as clay, crockery, plastic or activated carbon filters, that typically has porous filter elements to retain impurities 2014 INEP
Schools served with adequate water supply Schools with adequate water supply, i.e. which are provided with public network, artesian well and “cacimba” / well / cistern 2014 INEP
Schools served with adequate sanitation Schools that dispose their sewage into a public sewerage system or septic tank 2014 INEP
Schools with proper solid waste disposal Schools whose solid waste produced is periodically collected or recycled 2014 INEP

*Values ​​were obtained through population projections. IBGE  Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, INEP National Institute for Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira.