THE INCIDENCE OF CHILDREN WITH COVID-19 IN THE POLTAV REGION IN 2020–2022 AND THE ROLE OF NUTRITION IN THE RESTORE OF THEIR HEALTH

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https://doi.org/10.32782/pub.health.2024.2.9

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children, COVID-19, health, rehabilitation, nutrition

Abstract

Topicality. The disease of COVID-19 is registered among children at different ages, the specific weight of children in 2020–2022 ranged from 2% to 12% of the total number of patients in the world, which makes it urgent to search for and popularize methods that will reduce the negative impact and improve health of the child population. Goal. To study the level of incidence of COVID-19 among children of the Poltava region during 2020–2022 and to find out the role of nutrition in restoring their health. Materials and methods. Methods: bibliosemantic, epidemiological, statistical, analytical. Materials: analytical reports of the Poltava Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention “Analysis of the incidence of dangerous infections, implementation of preventive and anti-epidemic measures for infectious and parasitic diseases in the Poltava Region” for 2020–2022, literary sources and Internet resources on the subject of the study. Research results. In 2020–2022, in Poltava region, among children, cases of COVID-19 were registered: in 2020 – 871 (390 per 100 thousand), in 2021 – 5589 (2060 per 100 thousand), in 2022–6824 (2980 per 100,000), which accounted for 3%, 5% and 9% of the total number of cases, respectively, the highest incidence rate in all years was at the age of 15–17. An important factor in the recovery of children after COVID-19 is rehabilitation. Rehabilitation after an infectious disease is detoxification, control of inflammatory processes, nutrition, water balance and sleep. An increase in immunity, including at the cellular level, is largely determined by the sufficient content in the diet of the protein-energy component, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, especially those that are determined by antioxidant properties and promote their assimilation, such as retinol, calciferol , tocopherol, ascorbic acid, rutin, zinc, selenium, iron, magnesium, copper, etc., that is, providing the body with an increased amount of these substrates and nutrients, which will contribute to the effective functioning of the immune system and have an anti-inflammatory effect. Changing the composition of food is a necessary component of both the restoration of a child's health after an illness and its harmonious development. Therefore, informing about this issue should be entrusted both to pediatricians and family doctors, as well as to education workers. Conclusions. The prevalence of COVID-19 among children is quite high, adolescents aged 15–17 are most often affected, and the share of children in the total number of patients during 2020–2022 increased from 3% to 9%. One of the simple and effective methods of rehabilitating children after COVID-19 is to provide them with a balanced diet and drinking regimen using nutrients that help restore health and strengthen immunity.

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2024-12-27

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