В группе пожилых людей (старше 61 года) также были установлены гендерные особенности распределения самооценки здоровья респондентами. Так, половина опрошенных мужчин оценили собственное здоровье как «хорошо», что было в три раза больше по сравнению с женщинами (53% против 18%, р<0,01). У женщин, напротив, на 17 % была больше доля тех, кто оценил собственное здоровье как «посредственное». Почти каждая пятая женщина данного возраста считает собственное здоровье «плохим», в то время как ни один мужчина не дал такой оценки. Высокие оценки здоровья («отличное» и «очень хорошо») отсутствовали как у мужчин, так и у женщин.
In 2021, in Ukraine, vaccination coverage rates for children under 1 year of age against such infections as tuberculosis, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, etc. ranged from 78% to 80.1% (with the required level >90 %), which is undoubtedly not enough to recognize the epidemic situation under control. In particular, this figure for 3 vaccinations against polio at the age of up to 1 year was 80.1%, 5 vaccinations at the age of 6 years received only 78.4% of children. At the same time, vaccination coverage rates varied widely across regions. In 12 regions, among children under 1 year old, they were <80% and ranged from 68.5% to 73.9%, and among children under 18 months. (4 vaccinations) - 66% to 73%. That is, almost 20-30% of children did not receive routine vaccination against poliomyelitis due to age in the above target groups, subject to vaccination according to the Immunization Schedule.
So, at the population level, health is a multifactorial phenomenon that includes both an objective and a subjective component. Considering that low self-esteem of health is a factor influencing its formation in young people, their choice of risky behavior, propensity for bad habits and psychological disorders, it is important to take into account the subjective component of health in adolescents and young people. the purpose of early detection of certain deviations in self-esteem or the impact on the formation of health of adverse factors, the effect of which can be minimized.