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[Moscow schoolchildren's morbidity in the past 50 years]

L M Sukhareva, I K Rapoport, L F Berezhkov

    Gigiena I Sanitariia
    |June 12, 2009
    PubMed

    Insights

    Childhood morbidity in Moscow has significantly worsened over 50 years, with fewer healthy children and more chronic diseases. This trend accelerated in the 1990s due to biomedical and psychosocial factors.

    Area of Science:

    • Pediatrics
    • Public Health
    • Epidemiology

    Context:

    • Analysis of Moscow schoolchildren's health over 50 years.
    • Utilizes data from the Research Institute for the Hygiene and Health Care of Children and Adolescents.
    • Focuses on trends in child and adolescent morbidity.

    Purpose:

    • To examine changes in morbidity levels and structure among Moscow schoolchildren.
    • To identify factors contributing to observed health trends.
    • To assess the health status of children and adolescents over five decades.

    Summary:

    • A significant decline in the proportion of absolutely healthy children (2-4%) has been observed.
    • There is a marked increase in the prevalence of dysfunctions and chronic diseases in schoolchildren.
    • Morbidity rates saw particularly high increases during the 1990s, indicating a significant shift in health patterns.

    Impact:

    • Highlights a critical public health issue concerning the declining health of children and adolescents.
    • Underscores the need to investigate and address both biomedical and psychosocial determinants of child health.
    • Provides a historical perspective on pediatric health trends in an urban population.

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