scholarly journals Study of the impact of anti-tobacco legislation on public health in the Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
T A Agishina ◽  
V A Kontsevaya ◽  
M G Gambaryan

Abstract Background Smoking increases the risk of developing many diseases, both non-infectious and infectious. On February 23, 2013, the Russian Federation adopted an anti-smoking law, which provided for a two-stage ban on smoking in public places. Since June 1, 2013, smoking has been banned in schools, hospitals, public transport, railway stations, workplaces, and since June 1, 2014 - in trains, hotels, bars, restaurants. Purpose To study the dynamics of monthly hospitalization rates for respiratory diseases and acute otitis media in three regions of the Russian Federation (Chuvash Republic, Samara and Arkhangelsk regions). Methods A retrospective analysis of the monthly hospital incidence of pneumonia of various etiologies (ICD-10 J12-J18), other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22), asthma (J45), status asthmaticus (J46) and acute otitis media (H65.0, H65.1, H66.0) from 2012 to 2017. The data were analyzed by the method of interrupted time series. The information was provided by the regional Fund of Medical Insurance. Results Two control points were identified - June 2013 and June 2014. We demonstrated the reduction of hospitalization rates for acute lower respiratory infections and pneumonia immediately after each of the two stages of the anti-smoking policy implementation in all regions studied. In the Arkhangelsk region, the decrease was 19% in 2013 and 22% in 2014, in the Samara region - 20% and 23%, and in the Chuvash Republic - 31% and 39%. The reduction of hospitalization for asthma, status asthmaticus and acute otitis media was observed only in Chuvash Republic: the decrease in the number of hospitalizations for asthma and status asthmaticus was 11% in 2013 and 12% in 2014, and for acute otitis media - 25% and 35%. In other regions the decline was non-significant. Conclusions Anti-tobacco legislation leads to an immediate and significant reduction in the number of hospitalizations for lower respiratory tract infections. Key messages The ban on smoking in public places reduces infections of the lower respiratory tract and acute otitis media. Anti-tobacco legislation has a positive impact on public health.

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay I. Briko ◽  
Vladimir A. Korshunov ◽  
Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova ◽  
Juriy V. Lobzin ◽  
Alexander A. Baranov ◽  
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Background.After inclusion of pneumococcal vaccination in the National Vaccination Schedule, it is very important to evaluate the efficacy of routine immunisation of the child population for more than 3 years. The obtained results provide opportunity to analyse the problems in achieving the goal, determine their causes, and suggest the ways of overcoming. Our aim was to study the results of a three-year period of pneumococcal vaccination of children.Methods.The quality of immunoprophylaxis of pneumococcal infection in the territory of the Russian Federation were assessed by analysing the coverage of vaccination and timeliness of its conduct after the inclusion of pneumococcal vaccine in the National Vaccination Schedule. The actual epidemiological efficacy of pneumococcal vaccination was assessed based on morbidity and mortality due to community-acquired pneumonia, incidence of acute otitis media among children. By questioning parents (n = 352) who applied to the Federal State Autonomous Institution of the Russian Federation Ministry of Health ‘National Medical Research Centre for Children’s Health, the timeliness of pneumococcal vaccination for infants was established.Results.In most regions, a high level of pneumococcal vaccination coverage was reached (87% of children). Despite the fact that the majority of children (73%) were vaccinated untimely. In particular, the results of a questionnaire survey conducted in the Moscow vaccination centre indicate insufficient awareness of parents for the need to vaccinate infants against pneumococcal infection by primary care professionals and, as a consequence, a low level of timely initiated vaccine introduction (40.1%). The introduction of routine prophylactic pneumococcal vaccination in Russia resulted in a 35% reduction in the death rate of children from community-acquired pneumonia, led to a decrease in the incidence of acute otitis media.Conclusion.The introduction of routine prophylactic vaccination of children against Streptococcus pneumoniae helps to reduce morbidity and mortality from pneumococcal infections. The surveillance system for community-acquired pneumonia requires further improvement. It is advisable to conduct an additional analysis on the reasons for refusals and medical exemptions to vaccination. It is important to increase the professional level of paediatricians in prophylactic vaccination.


Author(s):  
L.A. Chistyakova ◽  
O.V. Baklanova ◽  
E.L. Makarova ◽  
Yu.V. Bortsova

Приведены результаты испытания нового перспективного партенокарпического гибрида огурца корнишонного типа F1 Энеж 21, созданного селекционерами агрохолдинга «Поиск», в условиях открытого грунта в Северо-Западном, Центральном и Волго-Вятском регионах Российской Федерации: Костромская, Ярославская, Московская, Рязанская, Тульская область и Чувашская Республика. Высокие потенциальные возможности и адаптационные свойства гибрида F1 Энеж 21 наиболее значимо проявляются в Московской области (63,8 т/га), Чувашской Республике (39,4 т/га) и Рязанской области (31,2 т/га).The article presents the results of testing a new promising parthenocarpic pickling cucumber hybrid F1 Enezh 21, selected by the breedrs of the Agricultural holding «Poisk» in conditions of open ground in the North-West, Central and Volga-Vyatka regions of the Russian Federation: Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Moscow, Ryazan, Tula regions and the Chuvash Republic. The high potential and adaptation characteristic of the F1 Enezh 21 hybrid are most significantly presented in condition of the Moscow region (63.8 t / ha), the Chuvash Republic (39.4 t / ha) and the Ryazan region (31.2 t / ha).


Author(s):  
Nadezhda Kalinina ◽  

In the epidemiological season 2019–2020, the situation with the incidence of ARVI and influenza was more critical and significantly compounded by concurrent outbreak and spread of new infection COVID-19 in the Russian Federation, resulting in increased hospitalization rates of people at risk with COVID-19 and influenza co-infection. Список литературы


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s134-s135
Author(s):  
Diane Liu ◽  
NORA FINO ◽  
Benjamin Haaland ◽  
Adam Hersh ◽  
Emily Thorell ◽  
...  

Background: The Press Ganey (PG) Medical Practice Survey is a commonly used questionnaire for measuring patient experience in healthcare. Our objective was to evaluate the PG surveys completed by caregivers of children presenting for urgent care evaluation of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) to determine any correlation with receipt of antibiotics during their visit. Methods: We evaluated responses to the PG urgent-care surveys for encounters of children <18 years presenting with ARIs (ie, sinusitis, bronchitis, pharyngitis, upper respiratory infection, acute otitis media, or serous otitis media with effusion) within 9 University of Utah urgent-care centers. Scores could range from 0 to 100. Because the distributions of scores followed right- skewed distribution with a high ceiling effect, we defined scores as dissatisfied with their care (≤25th percentile) and satisfied with their care (scores >25th percentile). Univariate and multivariable generalized mixed-effects logistic regression was used to assess correlates of patient dissatisfaction. Random intercepts were included for each provider to account for correlation within the same provider. Separate models were used for each PG component score. Multivariable models adjusted for receipt of antibiotics, age, gender, race, ethnicity, and provider type. Results: Overall, 388 of 520 responses (74.6%) indicated satisfaction and 132 responses (25.4%) indicated dissatisfaction. Among patients who did not receive antibiotics, 87 of 284 responses (30.6%) indicated dissatisfaction versus 45 of 236 (19.1%) who did receive antibiotics. Among patients who were dissatisfied with their clinician, raw clinician PG scores were higher among patients who received antibiotics (mean, 64.5; standard deviation [SD], 16.9) versus those who did not receive antibiotics (mean, 54.7; SD, 24.4; P = .015) (Table 1). In a multivariable analysis, receipt of antibiotics was associated with a reduction in patient dissatisfaction overall (odds ratio, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.36–0.85). Conclusions: Overall, most responses for patients seen for ARIs in pediatric urgent care were satisfied. However, a significantly higher proportion of responses for patients who did not receive antibiotics were dissatisfied than for those patients who received antibiotics. Antibiotic stewardship strategies to communicate appropriate prescribing while preserving patient satisfaction are needed in pediatric urgent-care settings.Funding: NoneDisclosures: None


PEDIATRICS ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. e19-e19 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Tapiainen ◽  
L. Luotonen ◽  
T. Kontiokari ◽  
M. Renko ◽  
M. Uhari

2021 ◽  
pp. 95-101
Author(s):  
О.В. Чеха

В статье представлены результаты комплексного исследования на рынке производства и переработки хмеля. Проанализированы отчеты фирмы «Барт» и годовые отчеты International Hop Growers’ Convention в период 2007-2020 гг. Приведены и систематизированы данные Федеральной службы государственной статистики Российской Федерации, по Чувашской Республике и официального интернет-портала органов власти Чувашской Республики по формированию внутреннего рынка хмеля. Предложены меры регионального регулирования отрасли, которые согласованы с утверждённой Концепцией развития хмелеводства в Чувашской Республике на 2020-2025 гг. в рамках государственной программы. The article presents the results of a comprehensive study on the market of hop production and processing. The reports of the company «Bart» and the annual reports of International Hop Growers'are analyzed Convention in the period 2007-2020. The data of the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation on the Chuvash Republic and the official Internet portal of the authorities of the Chuvash Republic on the formation of the domestic hop market are presented and systematized. The measures of regional regulation of the industry are proposed, which are coordinated with the approved Concept of hop growing development in the Chuvash Republic for 2020-2025 within the framework of the state program.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1955 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-336
Author(s):  
Sidney S. Samuels

THE DIAGNOSIS of non-suppurative, secretory otitis media has been made much more frequently in recent years than it was prior to 1950. This increase has been noticed in children many more times than in adults, as pointed out by Robison and Nicholas. The disease is much more commonly found because of increased vigilance some otologists believe, as does Suehs, since the entity was reviewed and clarified by the brilliant work of Hoople in that year. However, there are undoubtedly other factors contributing to the greater incidence of this entity, such as the increased use of antibiotics in upper respiratory infections, including otitis media; an increase in the number of so-called virus infections; the greater prevalence of allergic diathesis; increased air travel; and, as Lindsay states, the swing of time pendulum toward extreme conservatism in recommending removal of tonsils and adenoids, a tendency resulting partly from a sense of security afforded by antibiotic therapy. The condition has received more of the attention it merits lately from that group of practitioners who are first in contact with the patients, namely the pediatrician and general practitioner who attend the acutely ill child. For usually the actual onset of the illness is acute, an otitis media occurring during an acute upper respiratory infection or as an acute otitis media following such an illness. The former need not even reach the stage where it is definitely recognized, its progress being halted by the antibiotic treatment administered. The attention of the attending physiciain is focused upon the middle ear in the younger child, either by the presence of pain in the affected ear, or by the abnormal appearance of the tympanic membrane, or both.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. S62-S62
Author(s):  
Charles B Foster ◽  
Martinez Kathryn ◽  
Camille Sabella ◽  
Gregory Weaver ◽  
Michael Rothberg

Abstract Background Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a common reason for direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine consultation. Antibiotic prescribing during video-only DTC telemedicine consults was explored for pediatric RTIs, focusing on correlates with visit duration and patient satisfaction. Methods Data on pediatric (age less than 19 years) RTI consults were obtained from a large DTC nationwide telemedicine platform and included patient, physician, and encounter characteristics. Mixed-effects regression was used to assess variation in antibiotic receipt by patient and physician factors, as well as the association between antibiotic receipt and visit length or patient satisfaction. Results Of 12,842 RTI visits with 560 physicians, 55% of patients received an antibiotic prescription. Antibiotic prescribing rates among telemedicine providers were high: sinusitis (92.1%), otitis media (96.0%), pharyngitis (76.7%), and bronchitis/bronchiolitis (62.0%). A provider was more likely to receive a 5-star satisfaction rating from the parent when the child was provided a prescription for an antibiotic (OR 3.38; 95% CI 2.84–4.02), an antiviral (OR 2.56; 95% CI 1.81–3.64) or a nonantibiotic (OR 1.93; 95% CI 1.58–2.36). Visit length (mean 6.4 minute) was associated with higher satisfaction only when no antibiotic was prescribed (OR 1.03 per 6 seconds; 95% CI 1.01–1.06). Compared with nonpediatricians, pediatric providers were less likely to prescribe antibiotics (OR 0.44; 95% CI 0.29–0.68); however, patients of pediatricians were more likely to be highly satisfied (OR 1.50; 95% CI 1.11–2.03). Conclusion During DTC telemedicine video consultations for RTIs, pediatric patients were frequently prescribed antibiotics, which correlated with visit satisfaction. Although pediatricians prescribed antibiotics at a lower rate than other physicians, their satisfaction scores were higher. Especially problematic, adherence to guideline-concordant criteria for diagnosing acute otitis media and streptococcal pharyngitis, which, respectively, require otoscopy and throat culture, is not possible during a video-only telemedicine consult. High rates of antibiotic prescribing to children with RTIs suggest a need for antimicrobial stewardship efforts during video-only telemedicine consultation. Disclosures All Authors: No reported Disclosures.


2008 ◽  
Vol 101 (11) ◽  
pp. 1722-1726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuli Rautava ◽  
Seppo Salminen ◽  
Erika Isolauri

A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted to determine whether probiotics might be effective in reducing the risk of infections in infancy. Infants requiring formula before the age of 2 months were recruited from community well-baby clinics. Infant formula supplemented with the probioticsLactobacillus rhamnosusGG andBifidobacterium lactisBb-12 or placebo was administered daily until the age of 12 months. Incidence of early infections (before the age of 7 months) and incidence of recurrent (three or more) infections during the first year of life were recorded as the main outcome measures of the study. During the first 7 months of life, seven out of thirty-two (22 %) infants receiving probiotics and twenty out of forty (50 %) infants receiving placebo experienced acute otitis media (risk ratio (RR) 0·44 (95 % CI 0·21, 0·90);P = 0·014) and antibiotics were prescribed for ten out of thirty-two (31 %) infants receiving probiotics and twenty-four out of forty (60 %) infants receiving placebo (RR 0·52 (95 % CI 0·29, 0·92);P = 0·015). During the first year of life, nine out of thirty-two (28 %) infants receiving probiotics and twenty-two out of forty (55 %) infants receiving placebo encountered recurrent respiratory infections (RR 0·51 (95 % CI 0·27, 0·95);P = 0·022). These data suggest that probiotics may offer a safe means of reducing the risk of early acute otitis media and antibiotic use and the risk of recurrent respiratory infections during the first year of life. Further clinical trials are warranted.


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