THE INCIDENCE OF BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN CHILDREN AS A RELEVANT MEDICAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEM

Abstract

Bronchial asthma (BA) in children is an urgent medical and social problem, as it causes serious complications. A scientific review of modern domestic and foreign publications reveals the inconsistency of the results on the prevalence of BA among children in some cases. However, most of the studies show a steady upward trend and only in some countries there is an obvious stabilization of the incidence of BA in the child population. The data presented in the review are of scientific and practical importance for specialists in the field of pediatrics and healthcare organization. The results of studies based on standardized questionnaires in various territories of the Russian Federation and in other countries show that it is difficult to conduct a comparative research of the prevalence of BA and diseases accompanied by symptoms of difficulty breathing in children. However, the findings indicate a continuing increase in primary and overall incidence of BA in different age groups. These trends in the dynamics of the incidence of BA among the children are established both according to the data of access to medical institutions and special questionnaires, including international ones. The analysis of the incidence of children with BA will allow specialists at the regional level to ensure the formation of treatment and prevention programs, taking into account the identified trends.