CONJUGATE ANALYSIS OF HEALTH RISKS IN CHILDREN AND AIR QUALITY IN VLADIMIR REGION

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess health risks in children and the impact of air pollution from industrial enterprises in the Vladimir region on children’s health. Materials and Methods. The author analyzed official statistical digests Public Health in the Vladimir Region for 2005–2019. Based on relative data on primary child morbidity according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10 version), the values for real (epidemiological) health risks were calculated for Vladimir administrative regions. Data on environmental conditions were obtained from the annual reports On Environmental Conditions and Public Health of the Vladimir Region for 2001–2019. The average long-term emission load coefficient was calculated, and priority air pollutants for the region were identified. To identify probable correlation between air quality and public morbidity, a correlation analysis was carried out to determine the Pearson correlation coefficients and Spearman rank correlation. Results. In the Vladimir region, children in most administrative territories have high morbidity risks according to classes of circulatory system diseases; blood, hematopoietic organs, certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50–D89) and nervous system diseases (G00–G99). Analysis results revealed administrative territories characterized by very high risk values and the largest number of disease classes. Priority air pollutants in the region are carbon oxide, nitrous oxide, sulphur oxide, methane, ammonia and inorganic dust containing 70–20 % of silicon dioxide. Correlation analysis identified a number of statistically significant correlations between priority pollutants and the morbidity risks in children according to various disease classes. The values of the potential hazard index can be used as variables when carrying out mathematical calculations in the population health - environment system.