Population health in the Altai krai territories adjacent to the areas of falling of separable parts of rocket engines. A comparative study of heath indexes

The paper presents the results of a dynamic study into the health indexes in the population residing on the territories adjacent to the areas of rocket activity. The main methods of the study are medical expeditions, analysis and comparison. Adults and children underwent the medical screening in the village of Sentelek in the Charysh district of the Altai region. These people reside near the areas of falling of the separable parts of “Proton” rocket-carriers launched from the Baykonur cosmodrome. The medical examinations took place in the population that resided here in 1999, 2006, 2011 and 2015. The dynamic analysis included the prevalence of diseases in children and adult population of these territories. Standardized rates of the general prevalence, separate classes by ICD-10, and on some groups of diseases were considered. The most significant pathology was revealed in children and adults. An increase of the general prevalence rates of diseases and separate disease classes were found for the last two periods of the study. A dynamic study of general mortality was fulfilled in the population of this territory during the period from 1997 to 2011. The study used the factual and standardized rates. The last two periods of the study showed a tendency to an increase of the common population mortality. The results of the study can be used for the heath monitoring purposes and for the purpose of medical assistance to the population residing on the territories adjacent to the areas of falling of separable parts of the rocket engines.