PREVALENCE OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS AMONG CHILDREN LIVING IN THE ODINTSO CITY DISTRICT OF THE MOSCOW REGION

Abstract

Abstract. Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the most common diseases in children. There are not many modern data on the prevalence and incidence of AR in children, and therefore it is difficult to form strategies aimed at prevention at an early age. In turn, information deficiency causes a low level of allergic alertness among doctors regarding the implementation of AR in children and leads to an increase in the number of patients with AR with late diagnoses, as well as a decrease in the quality of life of patients and their families, which has significant socio-economic consequences. The purpose of the study was to assess the prevalence of AR among children living in the Odintsovo urban district of the Moscow region. In the conditions of the polyclinic, 61204 cards of children for 2017-2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Based on the data obtained, the following statistical indicators were calculated: gender and age composition of patients with AR, incidence, prevalence for specific annual indicators and age groups. At the time of the retrospective analysis, 946 children were diagnosed with AR, including Asthma and AR in 294 children, hay fever in 317 children, isolated AR in 335 children. In 2020, the incidence was 12.67 per 1000 children, and the prevalence was 126.91 per 1000 children, these Fig.s are increasing annually. The incidence in different age categories, namely 6-7 years and 8-12 years, is higher than the average prevalence in the district and with the growing population, the incidence increases. Our data on the prevalence of AR in the Odintsovo urban district have some overlap with the data on the prevalence in the Russian Federation and in the world, but meanwhile, on average, they are still underestimated than according to ISAAC data and have a wide variation in different age categories, which requires further study. on additional samples of children in the region.