PREVALENCE OF GASTRITIS AND DUODENITIS AMONG CHILDREN AGED 0-17 YEARS LIVING IN THE CITY OF YAROSLAVL AND LARGE DISTRICTS OF THE YAROSLAVL REGION (META-ANALYSIS)

Abstract

Chronic gastroduodenitis (CGD) is one of the most common diseases in children. Current data on the prevalence and incidence of CGD in children are contradictory. Currently, no work has been carried out to assess the prevalence and incidence of CGD in a multicenter study in Russia. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of CGD in terms of prevalence using meta-analysis among children aged 0-17 years living in the city of Yaroslavl and large districts of the Yaroslavl region. The research material was the indicators of statistical reporting of medical institutions of the region for 2017-2021. At the same time, the figures are higher than the data of local works on the territory of the Russian Federation. According to our study, the cumulative incidence at the end of 2021 ranged from 7.3% to 11.4% in some districts of the Yaroslavl Region of the Central Federal District, while in some age subgroups this figure exceeds 16%. CGD is a common disease of the upper digestive tract (UDT) in children living in the studied territories (from 15% to 26%). At the same time, in the age groups of 6-7 years and 13-14 years, this indicator exceeds the average value in all the studied territories, and in some it exceeds 53%, which reflects the insufficient level of effectiveness of clinical diagnostic programs for the early detection of CGD in children and will further increase the prevalence of CGD in the general population, especially among children from 3 to 14 years old.