THE STATE OF DETECTION OF POSTURAL DISORDERS AND SCOLIOSIS DURING ANNUAL PREVENTIVE EXAMINATIONS OF CHILDREN IN TRANSCARPATHIAN REGION

Abstract

Objective: to determine the state and dynamics of detection of postural disorders and scoliosis during annual preventive examinations of children aged 0-17 years in the Transcarpathian region for the period from 2010 to 2020.
Methods. Research methods: bibliosemantic, statistical, structural and logical analysis, generalization. The research materials were the official reporting forms of medical documentation – form No.31 "Report on medical care for children for the year 20___" for the period from 2010 to 2020.
Results. The number of children covered by preventive examinations in Ukraine is gradually decreasing every year, from 2010 to 2020 – by 20.44%. The number of children covered by preventive examinations in the Transcarpathian region does not have clear trends in dynamics. The total share of scoliosis detected during the studied period in Ukraine is 1.73% of all examined children, while in Transcarpathian region this figure is 0.65%. In terms of dynamics, the percentage of children diagnosed with scoliosis in Ukraine has a clear downward trend, ranging from 2.17% in 2010 to 1.41% in 2020. The number of scoliosis detected during preventive examinations in children in the Transcarpathian region varies between 0.58-0.73% and has no clear trends in dynamics. The total share of detected postural disorders in Ukraine is 4.18% of all examined children, while in Transcarpathian region this figure is 2.70%. In terms of dynamics, the percentage of children diagnosed with postural disorders in Ukraine has a clear downward trend, ranging from 4.87% in 2010 to 3.56% in 2020. The indicator of the number of postural disorders detected during preventive examinations in children in the Transcarpathian region fluctuates between 2.82-2.53% and has no clear trends to changes in dynamics.
Conclusions. The percentage of detected pathological changes for the annually analyzed period in Ukraine and Transcarpathian region differs significantly. This may be the result of insufficient work on the detection and registration of these violations, or the special conditions of life and development of a child in Transcarpathian region contribute to the formation of correct posture, and regular rehabilitation with the involvement of recreational opportunities in the region serves as an effective measure of scoliosis prevention.