IRON DEFICIENCY FREQUENCY IN PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL ZONE OF THE SOUTHERN ARAL SEA REGION

Abstract

Despite large-scale organizational and preventive measures being undertaken in collaboration with international organizations (WHO/UNICEF), the problem of iron deficiency and its consequences for the human body remains one of the most pressing issues for both scientific medicine and practical healthcare. This is explained by persistent negative trends in the prevalence and detection of iron deficiency conditions in the population, particularly in high-risk groups, particularly those most vulnerable to developing iron deficiency due to the specific physiological and pathophysiological processes in their bodies, namely, young children, preschoolers, and school-age children. An analysis of epidemiological studies, particularly on iron deficiency anemia in various regions of Uzbekistan, shows that the prevalence of this pathology varies greatly across the country. Iron deficiency is particularly common in the ecologically disadvantaged southern Aral Sea region