Role of primary care pediatricians in the organization of pediatric uroandrological service (on the example of Stavropol)

The article presents the results of the survey of opinions of pediatricians (n = 80, 97.5% of the total number of specialists) in Stavropol city about the role of pediatric primary care in organization of pediatric uroandrological service. Analysis of the results indicates a lack of awareness of pediatricians in matters of pediatric urology, andrology, which is confirmed by 42.5% of respondents who said they did not receive information on the problem during the training courses. The lack of awareness of 22.5% pediatricians about the institutions that specialize in providing pediatric uroandrological care is conspicuous, and 3.8% of specialists treat these diseases themselves, that indicates non-compliance with the existing routing schemes in identifying children with uroandrological diseases. In addition, 11.3% of physicians during primary patronage only in some cases carry out inspections for pediatric uroandrological pathology, and even 6.3% of the specialists do not do it at all, that indicates the low level of suspicion among primary care pediatricians, that can result in negative impact on the reproductive health status of the child population of Stavropol city.

reproductive health, primary care pediatrician, awareness, pediatric urology- andrology