AGE-RELATED MORBIDITY PATTERNS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN FRONTLINE TERRITORIES
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Objective – to study the nature and frequency of morbidity in children and adolescents permanently residing in the combat zone, broken down by age.
Materials and methods. The study involved 144 children aged 7 to 17 years, permanently residing in the frontline territories of the LPR. The morbidity of the subjects was studied based on the data on visits to children's medical and preventive institutions, as well as an analysis of the child's outpatient cards and inpatient medical records using Statistica 10.0 software.
Results. A high prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders was revealed, which were registered in 127 (88.19%) people. Respiratory diseases occupied a leading place in the morbidity structure in children of both groups. Cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases in adolescence were detected 1.5 times more often compared to children aged 7 to 10 years. Digestive system pathologies and ENT diseases were 1.65 and 1.8 times more common in children aged 7-10 years than in adolescents, respectively. A high incidence of traumatic injuries was also noted in the children studied.
Conclusions. Neuropsychiatric disorders and respiratory diseases are the leading morbidities in children and adolescents. The morbidity pattern changes with age: оtolaryngological and gastrointestinal diseases, as well as infectious exanthemas and acute intestinal infections, are higher in primary school-aged children, while cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and traumatic injuries are higher in adolescents.
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