Epidemic Situation Monitoring as a Basis for Improving the Quality of Medical Care for Socially Important Infectious Diseases in the Russian Federation

Abstract

The objective: to determine main directions for improving the epidemiological control over socially important infectious diseases (tuberculosis, HIV infection, viral hepatitis B and C) based on the study of epidemic signs and its determinants from 2010 to 2021.Subjects and Methods. The main Rosstat Forms no. 8, 33, 61, 4, 2, 12, C51 were studied. Epidemiological and statistical analysis and content analysis of publications were applied. Calculations and graphical data analysis were performed using Microsoft Excel 10.0 software package.Results. Epidemiological trends of socially important infectious diseases differ: in tuberculosis, acute hepatitis B and C, there is a decrease in morbidity and mortality; in chronic viral hepatitis B and C, there is stabilization with a slight decrease in morbidity rates (both chronic viral hepatitis B and chronic viral hepatitis C) and mortality (from chronic viral hepatitis B). Mortality caused by chronic viral hepatitis C increased, while HIV morbidity and mortality stabilized. Measures for improving the system of epidemic control over socially important infections include the timely detection of the disease, early start of etiotropic therapy, increase in the coverage with preventive examinations and vaccination, improvement of detection in the families exposed to infections and infection control activities in such families, and health education of the population.