ESTABELECIMENTOS VETERINÁRIOS: ANÁLISE DA DISTRIBUIÇÃO POR REGIÃO DE PLANEJAMENTO E BAIRROS NO MUNICÍPIO DE NITERÓI, RJ

Abstract

Health Geography allows to assess the organization and territorial location of health services. The objective of this study was to describe the distribution of veterinary es facilities   in the municipality of Niterói. The following category of facilities are covered herein: facilities providing direct health care services to animals (veterinary offices, clinics and hospitals) and facilities providing specialized services (image diagnosis services, blood banks and clinical analysis laboratories). The collected data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics techniques; maps were produced to show the geographical distribution of such facilities by regions and districts, and then they were placed over the road network. Correlation analyses between the number of facilities and the average per capita income and the size of human population per district were carried out. The region with the greatest concentration of veterinary facilities, clinics and offices was Praias da Baía. The district with the greatest number of veterinary facilities, clinics and offices was Icaraí. There were two veterinary hospitals, one in São Francisco and another in Fonseca. There was a strong correlation between the existence of said facilities with the population, but not with income. Veterinary facilities were more disperse throughout the territory in more urbanized and populated regions.