[The Medical Social Characteristics of Women with Oncologic Diseases].

The oncologic pathology is covered by the group of socially significant diseases and ranks second position in the structure of population mortality in the Russian Federation, being one of the actual medical social problems of modern society. In the Russian Federation and all over the world, over last years, a steady rise of morbidity of malignant neoplasms is observed. At that, it is more intensive among female population. Both medical biological and social hygienic risk factors play a significant role in the development of these diseases. In this connection, significant interest represents study of individual medical social characteristics of females with oncologic pathology and their impact on health of this contingent and on development of disease itself. The medical social study, based on the developed program, covered 607 females with oncologic diseases and 605 females without this pathology (control group). The computer database was organized. To provide a possibility of in-death statistical processing of data, all qualitative indices were converted into number form using technology based on the expert appraisal. The technique of mathematical statistics was applied to analyze relationship of medical social characteristics. The functional dependences were built. The key risk factors were detected. The regression analysis was applied to develop mathematical models describing relationship between health of patients and their leaving on disability status and individual medical social risk factors. The testing confirmed efficiency of the developed models. The results of applied analysis and the developed prognostic models are proposed to be applied within the framework of stage-by-stage dispensary observation and control of health of females with oncologic diseases with the purpose of prevention at early stages and in case of complications of main and concomitant diseases.

[The impact of socio-economic factors and lifestyle on the health of the population in the Voronezh region].

There are presented results of research of the impact of socio-economic factors, environmental factors and lifestyle on the health of the population. Among the socio-economic indices there are analyzed: the health expenditure; per capita income; living wage; the cost of the minimum food basket; the percentage ofpersons with income below the subsistence minimum; the amount of living space per person; the percentage of apartments that do not have running water; the percentage of apartments that do not have sewage systems; the proportion of living space, equipped with central heating; housing area per overall per capita at the end of the year. Also there are considered negative lifestyle factors: the abuse of alcohol and tobacco. The results of the study allow to select factors of the negative character and to identify measures for their elimination for the improvement ofpublic health.