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Оценка потенциальной социально-экономической выгоды широкого внедрения поливитаминных препаратов с целью снижения частоты неблагоприятных исходов беременности в России
Recent data indicate a high incidence of micronutrient deficiencies in Russia’s population of reproductive age.
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies increase risk of unfavorable pregnancy course and outcomes, which, in turn, may
affect the demographic situation in the country. At the same time the results of clinical studies and meta-analyses
confirm the possibility of beneficial effect of vitamin-mineral complexes on pregnancy course and outcomes.
The aim of this work was to evaluate the potential epidemiological and economic effects and benefits
for the country from widespread use of vitamin-mineral complexes by women during the gestational period.
Material and methods. Using modeling methods in a conditional cohort of 100 thousand pregnant women,
an assessment of changes in frequency of pregnancy complications was made. An assessment was also made
of magnitude of potential effect of reducing the incidence of pregnancy complications against the background
of various levels of vitamin-mineral complexes usage.
Results. The data obtained showed that expanding the practice of introducing micronutrient support
among the Russian population can contribute to a significant improvement in epidemiological indicators.
At the moment, there is a rather low level of vitamin-mineral complexes usage in population of women
of reproductive age, which often leads to vitamin deficiency during pregnancy. Modeling results have shown
that potentially positive changes in pregnancy outcomes against the background of an increase in frequency
of vitamin-mineral complexes usage will be accompanied by significant economic benefits that are many times
higher than the increase in government spending.