Detection of ear, nose, and throat diseases among emergency service personnel in some provinces of the central and khangai regions
- VernacularTitle:Төв, хангайн бүсийн зарим аймгийн Онцгой байдлын байгууллагын албан хаагчидын чих хамар хоолойн өвчлөлийн илрүүлэлт
- Author:
Margad-Erdene E
1
;
Khongor D
2
;
Davaatseren S
2
;
Ariunbold O
3
;
Jargalkhuu E
4
Author Information
1. Institute for Professional Development, Otolaryngologist resident, MNUMS
2. NEMA Department of Administration, Legal Affairs and Human Resources
3. NEMA Operations Management Department
4. Department of Otolaryngology, SOM, MNUMS
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
international code of disease, environment, disease classification
- From:
Mongolian Journal of Health Sciences
2025;87(3):233-237
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Background:Due to the geographical location, population, and climatic
characteristics of Mongolia, ear, nose, and throat diseases have not
decreased to a certain extent, and non-communicable diseases, which
are the main causes of morbidity and mortality, are increasing year by
year in many countries. Urbanization, population density, environmental
and air pollution, unhealthy lifestyles, and harsh working conditions
have a significant impact on human health and increase the risk of developing
non-communicable diseases. In our country, the study of ear,
nose, and throat diseases among emergency workers who work continuously
in all weather conditions throughout the four seasons of the
year is relatively rare, which was the reason for conducting this study.
Aim:Emergency services in some aimags and soums in the Central
and Khangai regions have been working to identify and diagnose ear,
nose, and throat diseases among employees.
Materials and Methods:Using an organization-based prospective
study method, clinical examinations were conducted from September
25 to October 18, 2024, among employees of the Central and Khangai
regions of Orkhon, Selenge (6 soums), Tuv (4 soums), Khuvsgul (5
soums), Arkhangai (2 soums), Darkhan (1 soum), Bulgan (3 soums), 7
aimags, and 21 soums. The diagnosis of ear, nose, and throat diseases
was made using ICD codes, and the data was analyzed using EXCEL
software.
Results:Among the employees and workers of the emergency services
of the aimag, soum who participated in the survey (n=984), 139
(14%) were female and 845 (86%) were male, with an average age
of 31.7 years and an average number of years of service of 10.3. The
frequency of diseases classified by ICD code as a percentage of occurrence
was as follows: J34.2: 211 (21%), J35.1: 96 (9.75%), J31.0: 58
(5.89%), H90: 15 (1.5%), H61.2: 14 (1.4%), H72.0: 10 (1.01%), H65.4:
6 (0.6%), J34.89: 5 (0.5%), K21.0: 5 (0.5%), H61.81: 3 (0.3%), D11.0:
2 (0.2%), 119 (12%) with comorbidities, and 426 (43.3%) diagnosed as
healthy without ENT diseases.
Conclusion:43.3% of the employees of the National Health Insurance
Agency of some aimags and soums of the Central and Khangai regions
were diagnosed as healthy or without ear, nose and throat diseases,
and deviated nasal septum (J34.2), enlarged tonsils (J35.0), chronic
rhinitis (J31.0), and conductive and sensorineural hearing loss (H90)
were commonly found.
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