METHOD OF ANALYSIS OF TUBERCULIN DIAGNOSTICS AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AT CITY (REGION) LEVEL
Timely detection of TB infection and TB disease of children by the method of tuberculin diagnostics is important among anti-tuberculosis activities. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the analysis of the results of tuberculin diagnostics for the early detection of tuberculosis infection in children and adolescents at the city (region) level using modern statistical methods of information processing (Principal Component Analisis - Pearson, 1901, Hotelling, 1933). The results of tuberculin diagnostics can be considered satisfactory for the purpose of early detection of tuberculosis infection in children and adolescents in the area. Analysis of the results of the administrative areas allows us to identify the problems that need to be addressed and the individual contribution of each administrative section to the effectiveness of tuberculin diagnostics in the area too. Recommendations were made to solve the problems identified: children with dubious reactions to the Mantoux test at the decreted age are considered to be at risk of infection with tuberculosis, for the intra-age analysis it is necessary to develop and use a register of children, it is necessary to use modern statistical methods for processing medical information.