Having Children Status of University Students in Uzbekistan and Social Hygienic Aspect of their Children

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to investigate social-hygienic characteristics of mother students and their children below 3 years old, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. METHOD: General properties, life conditions of 470 student mother and some health indicators, health service during pregnancy of student mothers in these families, and the health status of their children below 3 years old were studied. RESULTS: It was established that 95.3% students become mothers for the first two year-period of marriage. It was determined that low level of medical observation and recovery during pregnancy in students. Because of refusal to take academic vocation during pregnancy and after delivery there is practically no immediately mother s care of child in such families. Also, percentage of children taken additional food in the student s families was about 56% during first six months. CONCLUSION: These and other negative circumstances determine high level of morbidity for children of early age in families of mothers-students. [TAF Prev Med Bull. 2008; 7(5): 369-372]