Childhood Disability Rates in Ukraine over the Period 2010–2014

Abstract

The problem of primary and general childhood di­sability in the country is a topical medical and social problem that requires systematic monitoring and multiple solutions. In recent years the number of children with special need is gro­wing. The structure of childhood disability since 1993 has not changed: congenital abnormalities lead, then nervous system diseases and mental and behavior disturbances follow.

Keywords

• childhood disability
• disabled children
• diseases