EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SHRED OF COVID-19 AMONG STUDENTS DURING THE 2020 PANDEMIC
Aim. To study the prevalence of COVID-19 among students of the State Educational Establishment of the Avicenna Tajik State Medical University. Material and methods. Retrospective analysis of data from outpatient cards and questionnaires, laboratory data. The survey was conducted among 174 (100%) students of TSMU, of which 117 (67,2%) were men, 57 (32,8%) were women. Among those examined, only 89 (51,1%) students were infected with COVID-19, of which 66 (74,2%) were men and 23 (25,8%) were women. Results. When studying the place of residence of 174 (100%) surveyed students, it turned out that while studying in Dushanbe, 64 (36,7%) lived in multi-story buildings, 68 (39,1%) - in private houses and 42 (24,1%) in a student dormitory. Of the 64 (100%) students living in high-rise buildings, 34 (53,1%) had COVID-19. Of the 68 (100%) students living in their own homes, only 27 (39,7%) had COVID-19. Of the 42 (100%) students living in student residences, 28 (66,7%) had COVID-19. Of the 89 (100%) students who contracted COVID-19, the majority - 72 (80,4%) - lived in 5 people, the remaining 17 (19,5%) - 4 people in the room. Conclusion. The data obtained indicates a high degree of infection with COVID-19 with closer contact, which is observed in student dormitories, multi-story buildings, and people get sick less in their own homes. The more contact between family members, the higher the risk of contracting COVID-19. Of the total number of cases of COVID-19, the majority - 73,6% - were men, less - 26,4% - women, which indicates a lower susceptibility of young women to infection with COVID-19.