Analysis of disability due to ear and mastoid diseases in Kyrgyzstan

One of the main medical and social problems is disability, which causes economic losses, both for citizens and for the state. This article presents an analysis of the indicators of disability and disability due to diseases of the ear and mastoid process in Kyrgyzstan for the period 2014-2019. In the republic in general and in the Osh region in particular, there is a slight increase in persons with disabilities among the adult category of the population in all classes of diseases under medical supervision in health organizations from 2014 until 2019 and a slight decrease in 2019. With the regional distribution of the frequency of the first recognized by persons with disabilities by diseases of the ear and mastoid process among the adult population, the Osh region ranks third, among children under 18 years old - seventh in rank. In the republic, against the background of the trend of a stable decrease in the number of adults with disabilities for diseases of the ear and mastoid process registered, an increase was observed among children under 18 years old only in 2018. Against the background of a decrease in the frequency of primarily recognized persons with disabilities for diseases of the ear and mastoid process among the category of adult population of the republic, children under 18 years old showed an increase in 2017 and 2018. In the Osh region, among adults, an increase was revealed in 2015 and 2016, and among children under 18 years old, against the background of a stable indicator for four years, a sharp increase in the indicator was in 2018. There is a need for a unified and integrated approach to disability-specific rehabilitation, as well as for individual rehabilitation and habilitation programs for persons with disabilities, with close inter-agency cooperation.