Influence of Ecology on Population Anemicity in the Aral Sea Region

Abstract

Anemia-a disease accompanied by a decrease in the number of erythrocytes and hemoglobin in the blood and a change in its quality. They differ in age, sex, altitude, behavior, smoking and quantity at different terms of pregnancy. In the Aral Sea region there is environmental pollution by various chemicals. Studies have revealed changes in blood pressure, heart rate disorders, heart rate variability and its correlations with anthropometric parameters in adolescents and young people living in this region. However, scientific work on blood composition is limited. In the course of our study in schools located in Nukus, Muynak and Turtkul districts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, we analyzed data on hemoglobin levels in 188 adolescents of different ages (12-15 years old). The unfavorable situation caused by the drying up of the Aral Sea negatively affects the hemoglobin level of schoolchildren living in the Aral Sea region, and a "mild" type of anemia was detected in them.