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[Development of groups of frequently ill children]
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Preschoolers' frequent illnesses stem from biological and social factors, including background disorders linked to poor social conditions. A family doctor system can address these social factors for effective primary prevention and improved child health.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Public Health
- Social Medicine
Background:
- Childhood illness rates are influenced by biological and social determinants.
- Background disorders like anemia and rickets in children are often linked to adverse social factors.
- Unfavorable social impacts include pregnancy complications, artificial feeding, and low family socio-cultural levels.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the factors governing age-specific disease rates in frequently ill preschool children.
- To identify the role of social factors in the development of premorbid conditions.
- To propose a comprehensive approach for preschool children's health promotion.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of age-specific disease rates and population dynamics.
- Identification of background disorders contributing to frequent illnesses.
- Evaluation of social factors impacting child health.
- Assessment of the family doctor system's role in primary prevention.
Main Results:
- Age-specific disease rates and illness dynamics are multifactorial, involving both biologic and social elements.
- A significant premorbid effect is associated with background disorders.
- Adverse social conditions, such as poor maternal health and low family standards, contribute to these disorders.
- The family doctor system is effective in identifying negative social factors.
Conclusions:
- A comprehensive approach through a family doctor system is essential for preschool children's health promotion.
- Identifying and addressing negative social factors is crucial for primary prevention programs.
- Targeted interventions by family doctors can mitigate the impact of social determinants on child health.
Abstract:
The study demonstrates that age-specific disease rates and dynamics of the frequently ill population are governed by a number of biologic and social factors. A significant premorbid effect is primarily attributed to background disorders, i.e., rickets, anemia, exudative diathesis, etc., formed due to unfavourable social impact (complications of pregnancy, artificial feeding, low sanitary and cultural level of the family, mother's bad habits). Thus, the problem of the promotion of preschoolchildren's health can be solved only by means of a comprehensive approach realized through the system of a family doctor. This system helps to find out negative social factors and accordingly to carry out the goal-oriented primary prevention programme.