SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF CHILDREN’S POPULATION HEALTH STATE

Authors

  • О.О. ДУДІНА
  • А.В. ТЕРЕЩЕНКО

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2786.2014.2.3372

Abstract

Purpose: The analysis of changes of morbidity and prevalence of children‘s diseases in Ukraine.

Materials and methods. The analysis of dynamics of morbidity and prevalence of diseases of children in regions, major disease classes and age categories is carried out according to the state statistics. Methods of epidemiological analysis, statistical, graphical image have been applied.

Results. It is established that during last five years levels of children’s morbidity and diseases prevalence remain high - prevalence of diseases was 1938,9 in 2009 and 1920,34 in 2013 per 1000 children of appropriate age and morbidity – 1393,9 and 1394,4 respectively. Reduction of morbidity and grows of prevalence of diseases with age has been revealed. Dynamics morbidity and prevalence of diseases of children has multidirectional tendencies – decrease of infants first year of life morbidity (9,6%), morbidity and prevalence of diseases of 0–6 years children (6,8% and 7,2% respectively), the increase of morbidity and prevalence of diseases of children aged 7–14 years (1,1% and 1,1% respectively) and adolescents (respectively 8,4% and 10,2%).

Conclusions. In Ukraine over the past five years destabilization of children's health has been observed.

KEY WORDS: children’s population, morbidity, prevalence of diseases, tendencies.

Published

2014-12-08

How to Cite

ДУДІНА, О., & ТЕРЕЩЕНКО, А. (2014). SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF CHILDREN’S POPULATION HEALTH STATE. Bulletin of Social Hygiene and Health Protection Organization of Ukraine, (2). https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2786.2014.2.3372

Issue

Section

Health of the population:tendencies and forecasts