HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF DIFFERENT POPULATION GROUPS IN THE AREA OF EXPRESSED ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, 52. DAYS OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the paper was to establish the characteristics of quality of life in relation to health in the population belonging to different groups by ethnic and social characteristics, and live in an area with an increased presence of environmental pollution. Methods: Applied is a multipurpose survey RAND- 36, which proved to be very useful for comparing the effects of various factors on the disease, as well as for making the difference between useful procedures for health in a wide range of possibilities. Results : The research included 357 participants (66 % men, 34 % of women). Serbian ethnicity were 202 subjects (56.6%) and Albanian 155 (43.4%) who lived in 8 settlements. In "Trepca", 146 (20.5 %) participants worked, while the rest were participants who did not work in "Trepca", of which 70 (9.8%) worked in education sistem, 58 (8.1%) citizens who worked in municipality, and the rest citizens were 199 (61.5%). For all participants, of all self-assessment segments, PF had the highest value, and the lowest GH and CSPY. Serbian nationality participants have higher values in the segments: LE, E, EWB, SF, L and SCPY. In segments: PF, LP, LE, E, EWB, SF, P and GH citizens who do not work in "Trepca" have significantly more value than Trepca workers. There are differences in the comparison of citizens who do not work in Trepca. Conclusion: In persons living in similar conditions of life, there are differences in the perception of their own quality of life, depending on belonging to a different ethnic and/or social group.