Health status of children and adolescents in the Sverdlovsk region and evaluation of the quality of pediatric service

Objective: analysis of the state of health and defects in the provision of pediatric care for the development of management decisions. Material and methods. The article presents the dynamics of morbidity for the period 2019-2021 based on the results of preventive medical examinations according to official statistical reports (form №030-PO/o-17). 102 curatorial visits were conducted in order to assess the quality of preventive examinations in health care institutions that provide assistance to children. Results. In the dynamics of the health status of children in the Sverdlovsk region, there have been positive trends in the form of a decrease in the prevalence of morbidity by class: diseases of the digestive system, diseases of the musculoskeletal system. However, in 2019-2021, there is an increase in the prevalence of general morbidity, and by classes: diseases of the eye and its accessory apparatus and the endocrine system. 89.3% of children have normal physical development, and up to 22.9% of children aged 10-14 years are overweight (as of 2021). In the course of conducting audits of health care institutions that provide assistance to the children's population in terms of preventive medical examinations, insufficient quality control of preventive examinations is more common. Conclusion. Trends in children's health require the development of a set of measures aimed at increasing the competence and commitment of medical personnel to medical prevention issues, as well as the introduction of health-saving technologies in the educational process.