Open AccessMorbidity analysis of youth due to call-up of the Tomsk region
Author(s) -
S. V. Astankin
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
bûlletenʹ sibirskoj mediciny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1819-3684
pISSN - 1682-0363
DOI - 10.20538/1682-0363-2007-2-118-121
Subject(s) - military service , population , military personnel , political science , demography , medicine , environmental health , psychology , gerontology , sociology , law
The 2-fold increase of pre-conscription youth and youth due to call-up morbidity is noted in Russian Federation during past decade. Whilerecruiting of troops, for about 60% of the youth due to call-up were attributed to the 1-st group of health. More than 40% of the youth can not bearexercise which occurs during military labor. Index of unfitness to military service increased from 5.5 to 35% in the West Siberian regions. Armedforces are recruited with significant share of subjects having signs of protein - energetic insufficiency. All this necessitates studying condition ofhealth and physical development of pre-conscription youth and youth due to call-up aimed at assessing causes of aggravated health and developingpreventive measures in this category of mens population of the country.