title: [Life-style of medical personnel dwelling and working in agroindustrial area].
abstract: Results of sociological survey of medical personnel of typical agroindustrial area of Novgorod Oblast are presented. Data of self-registration of acute and chronic diseases and self-appraisal of one's health testify higher morbidity and health deterioration during last 3 years. Analysis of demographic characteristics, life-styles and labor conditions revealed complex of major factors impacting individual health and flow-out of professional medical personnel. Both amount of average monthly wage of physicians and paramedics, levels of their family income and welfare and as well degree of their inconsistence with cost of living of able-bodied population are established. Conditions of living and social maintenance, labor and off-labor activity, attitude to one's own health and spread of risk factors were analyzed. Management weaknesses of district and rural patient care institutions were established, including considerable exceeding of hygienic regulations established for medical personnel working load and higher spread of physical, chemical and biological risk factors of working environment harmful for health. Need in further enhancement of management of working process, occupational safety, labor remuneration and in increasing social safety, hygienic and curative activity of medical personnel is justified.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Sorokina
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Kamaev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012424:Rural Population; D012426:Russia; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data