HEALTH STATE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN GIRLS-ADOLESCENTS IN ORENBURG

<em>The results of a trial studying health state and quality of life of girls-adolescents from Orenburg school of general education are presented in this article. The lowest rates of quality of life were detected in 14-year old girls. Estimation of some components of quality of life, given by parents and girls themselves differs. It was marked that girls-adolescents from III health group showed lower rates of quality of life than girls from I and II health groups. Low rates of functioning in school were marked in all girls-adolescents.</em><br /><strong><em>Key words: girls-adolescents, morbidity, quality of life.</em></strong><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>(<em><em><em>Voprosy sovremennoi pediatrii — </em></em></em>Current Pediatrics. 2009;8(5):<em>9-13</em>)</em>