Health and quality of life of children and adolescents in Saratov region: monitoring and management

We identified specific features of health, quality of life, and development of hygienic activity in urban and rural schoolchildren residing on the territory of the region and city. We analysed deviant activity and behavioural risk factors associated with poor self-rated health. We revealed an increase in the number of children with some abnormalities: by 8.9% among urban schoolchildren and by 12.8% among rural schoolchildren.