Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases among Military Personnel

Abstract

Nowadays, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases among the population, especially among military personnel, who are one of the most active segments of the population, is still high. For this purpose, a survey was conducted among 732 servicemen who are being treated at the Central Military Clinical Hospital of the Republic of Uzbekistan. According to our study, the social and family status of a serviceman, housing conditions, diet, physical activity, psycho-emotional state and health status were studied. Among the risk factors for the health of military personnel, the most important negative impact is exerted by emotional stress and bad habits associated with specific psycho-emotional characteristics of military personnel. Despite high psycho-emotional stress, servicemen do not resist stress, and most importantly, they rarely use the correct mechanisms of psychological self-regulation.