BASED ON THE SURVEY RESULTS, AN ASSESSMENT OF MILITARY PERSONNEL RESPONDENTS' AWARENESS OF HEALTH ISSUES (KNOWLEDGE, PROACTIVITY, AND COMPETENCE) WAS CONDUCTED

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INTRODUCTION capacity and combat effectiveness are of great In the military structures of countries around the importance. In assessing the place and world, alongside combat-professional training, the effectiveness of the comprehensive diagnosis of provision of medical care for military personnel non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in military plays a key role in maintaining their health [1.3],. personnel, it becomes increasingly important to Medical preventive measures aimed at monitoring consider military conditions[7.8]. Factors such as the health status of personnel, studying the medical-military, psychological, physical, and conditions of military service and the life of military-professional influences contribute to the soldiers, timely identification and prevention of development of NCDs, especially regarding the factors negatively affecting their health, providing increased risk of cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, medical assistance [4.5], and restoring work https://www.theamericanjournals.com/index.php/tajmspr 14 THE USA JOURNALS THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH (ISSN – 2689-1026) VOLUME 06 ISSUE12 and endocrine system complications[2.12]. questionnaire was filled out in all military units of Tashkent city and Tashkent region. The medical The analysis was carried out on military personnel questionnaire recorded the following information: serving in the 10317 Central Military Hospital social status, education, place of residence, psycho- Polyclinic of the Armed Forces Medical Academy of emotional status, the presence of chronic diseases, the Republic of Uzbekistan, located in Tashkent and the existence of risk factors for non-chronic city and the Tashkent region, as well as military diseases. retirees from the reserve. All patients underwent a comprehensive biochemical lipid profile test using To identify behavioral risk factors, information standard reagent kits. was collected from military personnel respondents regarding alcohol consumption, smoking, physical Data from 10317 military respondents who visited activity, and diet. The nature of alcohol the military medical facilities were analyzed for the consumption was assessed based on the period of 2022-2024. The ages of the military respondents' choices (frequently, occasionally, personnel ranged from 18 to 70 years, with an rarely, or never), as well as the strength of the average age of 52.02 ± 18.65 years. The research alcoholic beverages consumed (strong or low- was conducted in accordance with the principles alcohol drinks). Information about smoking was and guidelines of the Helsinki Declaration, and all collected, including the age at which respondents military respondents were informed about the started smoking and the number of cigarettes study and provided written consent for smoked per day. Physical activity was assessed participation. based on its nature and intensity (regular, The male military respondents included 8182 occasional, sedentary, and types of physical individuals (79.30%), with an average age of 47.37 activity), while dietary habits (regular or irregular) ± 20.51 years, while the female military and the main components of their diet were also respondents comprised 2135 individuals evaluated through interviews and questionnaires. (20.70%), with an average age of 42.15 ± 10.38 The issue of reducing the spread of non- years. During the analysis, a second stratification communicable diseases is largely related to the variant was applied, and all patients were divided population's health literacy, which involves into two groups according to the WHO studying the level of awareness in different classification: youth (ages 18 to 44) and middle- population groups through modern research aged, elderly, and senior (ages 45 and older). methods. In this regard, from a scientific and Subsequently, a third stratification variant was methodological perspective, the goal is to develop implemented, in which all patients were divided a methodology for assessing medical literacy and into two age groups: those aged 30 years and analyzing the results of these studies. younger, and those older than 30 years. A scientific In this study, a questionnaire consisting of four study was conducted to compare the frequency of blocks was used, each divided thematically. The behavioral patterns, the emergence of metabolic electronic questionnaire was administered risk factors, and the prevalence of chronic non- through an online survey to military respondents communicable diseases (NCDs) between these age serving in Tashkent city and Tashkent region. The groups. advantage of using an online panel is that During the research process, an electronic numerous military respondents, ready to fill out https://www.theamericanjournals.com/index.php/tajmspr 15 THE USA JOURNALS THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH (ISSN – 2689-1026) VOLUME 06 ISSUE12 surveys of varying complexity and content, can hea