Traditional and new in the content and technique of ukrainian regional nosogeographic mapping

Abstract

The aim of the article is to outline the traditional classification of nosogeographic maps and suggest additions to it. These additions are formulated, taking into account the changes that have occurred in the classification of nosologies, the source base and technical capabilities of mapping, as well as in the organization of the system of medical care for the population.

Main material. The authors have analysed peculiarities of the content and specifics of making nosogeographic maps. They have established the fact that computerization of the health care facilities, including primary medicine ones, makes it possible to carry out very detailed types of nosogeographic mapping, taking into account more advanced methods of medical and statistical data processing, which are a source of information in compiling such maps. It becomes possible to draw new nosogeographic maps by using individual address accounting data with flexible selection of territorial units over which averaging is carried out. Thus, we can obtain characteristics not only for administrative units, but also for individual houses, their groups, micro-districts (communities), etc.

Conclusions and further research. The cartographic method has extremely wide possibilities in the implementation of nosogeographic analysis, since each group of diseases has its own chorological and chronological specificity. Its use allows us to predict the existence of specific factors (indicators of the environmental situation, level of medical care, sociodemographic indicators, etc.) that determine the morbidity rate. Cartographic models can be used in strategies for socioeconomic development of regions, special events, aimed at reducing the level of certain types of diseases, rational territorial organization of medical care system for the population. The authors believe that the classification of nosogeographic maps, and, accordingly, the structure of nosogeographic mapping, as well as the topic of cartographic plots, should be supplemented by the following three varieties. Firstly, these are demographic and nosogeographic maps. They convey differences in the morbidity of people according to demographic and sociodemographic indicators of the population. These maps analyze gender, age, nationality, other factors of population susceptibility to certain types of diseases. Secondly, there are physiological-nosogeographic maps, which, in addition to the morbidity of the inhabitants of a country or region, transmit certain indicators of physical development and health of certain population groups. Thirdly, nosogeographic maps should also include maps of road traffic accidents.