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The influence of harmful environmental factors on the dermatological health of the population

2021; Volume: 65; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.47470/0044-197x-2021-65-4-342-346

2412-0723

Irina Yu. Zhadan, Irina V. Yatsyna, Evgeniya K. Krasavina, Yaroslav V. Beshlyy,

Healthcare Systems and Public Health

Introduction. A significant level of dermatological morbidity requires consideration of the influence of external environmental factors on the development and progression of skin pathology. Purpose: to assess the structure of dermatological morbidity of the population exposed to harmful environmental factors, with the definition of priority for the children’s population. Objectives were to assess the structure of dermatological morbidity of the population exposed to harmful environmental factors, with the priority for the children’s population of the Mytishchi district of the Moscow Region. Material and methods: statistical data on the morbidity of the children’s population of the Mytishchi district of the Moscow Region and the dermatological department of the Institute of General and Occupational Pathology of the Federal Scientific Center of Hygiene named after F.F. Erisman of the Federal Service for Supervision in Protection of the Rights of Consumer and Human Wellbeing. Data on pollution by harmful environmental factors of the district, social and hygienic monitoring data in the Mytishchi district on pollution by harmful environmental factors, using mathematical statistics methods (correlation dependence, Student’s coefficient). Results. Residents of the Mytishchi district are exposed to adverse environmental factors, the children’s population is most susceptible to their influence. The greatest influence belongs to the pollution of atmospheric air and water. The most common skin pathology in children includes atopic dermatitis and eczema. Statistics of inpatient dermatological care for 2017-2019 in the profile department of the Institute of General and Occupational Pathology of the F.F. Erisman data indicate a similar distribution of skin pathology in the adult population. Conclusions. The obtained data require in-depth preventive examinations in organized children’s groups at regional enterprises to detect early forms of diseases and comprehensive hygienic preventive measures to improve the state of the environment in the Mytishchi district of the Moscow Region.