City Of Baku Research Articles

Determinants of consumer buying decisions: Evidence from Azerbaijani coffee shop market

In a highly competitive Azerbaijani coffee shop market, knowing what drives consumer behaviour is crucial for marketers and businesses looking to separate out from the competition and encourage customer loyalty. The article examines the effects of brand image, product quality and price on consumer purchase intention. The study is based on marketing theory, consumer behavior theory and the concept of customer-centric marketing. The methods of logical-structural, quantitative, factor and regression analysis are used. Within the scope of the research, the data were collected through an online questionnaire. The data set of the study is represented by data from an online survey of 298 customers of coffee shops in the city of Baku, collected in the period April-May 2023. According to the findings of the study, brand image, product quality and price, which are independent variables, have a significant and positive effect on the dependent variable, the purchase intention. The results contribute to the understanding that businesses need to focus on building a strong brand image in order to increase consumer purchase intention. By gaining a deeper comprehension of the factors influencing the purchasing decisions of customers, businesses can create more effective marketing campaigns, increase their market share, develop a solid market position and build consumer loyalty in an increasingly competitive environment. The study adds to the ongoing discussion about customer-centric marketing by throwing new insight on the elements that influence consumer behaviour.

PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN THE CITY OF BAKU (REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN)

Abstract. Introduction. Multiple sclerosis is a common neurological disease that causes inflammation and degeneration in the central nervous system. Globally, there is a growing trend in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis, with various incidences ranging from stable to increasing. Aim. To determine the prevalence and incidence of multiple sclerosis in the city of Baku. Materials and Methods. The study was conducted based on the State program. A total of 535 patients were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis between 2013 and 2019. Of these, 70.1% were female and 29.9% were male. The data was processed by the Statistica for Windows 10 software package using absolute and relative indicators. Results and Discussion. The overall prevalence of multiple sclerosis was 23.3 cases per 100,000 population by 2019. At the same time, the indicator increased in both women and men (from 12.7 to 32.5 in women and from 7.6 to 14.0 in men, respectively). Patients in the age group from 20 to 40 years prevailed over the rest. In the group under 19 years of age, men predominated, and starting from 20 years of age, women predominated. The prevalence of multiple sclerosis among residents of the central areas of the city was higher than in coastal areas, their ratio was 1.4:1.0. The incidence rate remained relatively stable over the study period (2.1–2.9/100,000), while the rate increased from 2.7 to 3.7 in women and decreased from 2.1 to 0.9 in men. Conclusions. The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the city of Baku showed an increasing trend, with the city being classified as a medium-risk zone for MS. The indicator prevailed among women and residents of the central regions of the city. The incidence remained stable due to an increase in the rate among women with a parallel decrease among men. The incidence of MS prevailed in the age range from 20 to 40 years.

Transport Pollution Impact Assessment on the Platanus orientalis L. Physiological Properties

The influence of vehicle pollution on the physiological properties of the woody plant Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis L.) in the conditions of the city of Baku (Azerbaijan) is considered. To assess the physiological state of plants, a comparative analysis of indicators of delayed chlorophyll a fluorescence of leaves of trees growing in areas located at different distances from the highway was carried out. The pattern of changes in the various phases of the induction curve of the millisecond component of the delayed fluorescence of chlorophyll a was used to assess the state of photosystem II. The results of the study showed that both the donor side of photosystem II and the acceptor side exhibit a fairly high sensitivity to vehicle pollution. As a result, the efficiency of the photosynthesis process deteriorates under polluted conditions. This makes it possible to use P. orientalis as an indicator plant to assess environmental quality.

Татар кызлары Россия империясе югары уку йортларында (XIX гасыр ахыры – XX гасыр башы)

This article provides archival information about Tatar girls who studied at Russian universities at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It informs about the educational institutions they attended, admission to schools and the learning environment conditions. During that period, women received education mainly in St. Petersburg. Raziya Kutluyarova was the first among Tatar ladies to study at higher medical courses. It is also known that Amina Batyrshina studied at that school, who later became famous as a doctor and public figure in the city of Baku. In addition, young Tatar women studied specialties related to various sectors of the national economy – polytechnics, trade, literary history, and natural sciences. Higher courses open to women were financed by private donations and from students’ income. Therefore, not everyone could study there. It is known that in 1906–1918 twelve Tatar ladies studied at the Faculty of History and Philology of Kazan Higher Courses. The article also touches on the issue of social activities of Tatar girls who received higher education. Among the girls who completed the courses, there are those who continued to receive higher education and engage in science. One of them, Maryam Gubaidullina, studied at the Kazan North-Eastern Institute of Archeology and Ethnography, gave lectures on the topic “Ethnography of the Kazan Tatars.” As an appendix to the article, a list of Tatar ladies who studied at women's higher courses before the October Revolution is presented.

DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF URGENTLY HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH STROKE

The aim of the study. Assessment of demographic and clinical characteristics of urgently hospitalized patients with stroke in Baku city. Materials and methods of the study. The group of urgently hospitalized patients with stroke in Baku city was formed by random selection (300 patients). Information about age, gender, education level, bad habits, concomitant pathologies, the type of stroke and the location of the affected areas of the brain was collected. The frequency of occurrence of individual signs of demographic and clinical characteristics of patients was detected. Achieved results. The ischemic stroke was diagnosed in 68.3±2.68% patients. The proportion of men and women was close (51.3±2.9% men, 48.7±2.9% women). The severe stroke according to NIHSS scale was detected in 44.8±2.9% hospitalized patients. 27.7±2.6% of patients continued to smoke at the moment of hospitalization. Conclusion. The main demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with stroke in the city of Baku are similar with patients in other places of residences. The expressed comorbidity is caused by arterial hypertension (83.3%), coronary heart disease (88.0±1.9%), diabetes mellitus (53.3±2.9%).

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN THE CITY OF BAKU

Introduction. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system, which ranks the second place according to the frequency of disability among young people with neurological disorders. At present, there has not been made any large-scale epidemiological study on the epidemiology of MS in Azerbaijan. The purpose of the research is to study the prevalence and incidence of MS among residents of Baku city. Material and Methods. The material of the research was 559 patients. There were 392 (70%) females and 167 (30%) males. The final diagnosis of MS was made according to the 2010 McDonald criteria. Results. The prevalence of MS was 10.2 patients per 100000 people in 2013. From 2014 to 2019, there was an increase in prevalence from 12.3 to 23.3/100000. The prevalence of MS among men and women was statistically significantly different by statics and came to 2.3:1. The incidence of MS from 2013 to 2020 remained relatively stable at the rate of 2.1-2.9 per 100,000 people. The incidence rate of women in the period of 2013-2019 increased over the years from 2.7 to 3.7, as to men it had a downward trend from 2.1 to 0.9 per 100,000 people. The incidence of MS had the highest representation in the age groups of 20-29 and 30- 39. Conclusion. According to the prevalence of MS, the city of Baku corresponds to the geographic zones of medium risk. The increase in the prevalence of MS from 2013 to 2019 with women occurs at a higher rate than with men. The incidence rate of MS in Baku remains relatively stable at 2.1-2.9 patients per 100,000 people. The incidence of MS in the number of people aged from 20 to 40 prevails in all the years studied.

Developing a coordinated regulation schedule to prevent damage to the environment by vehicles and improve the structure of the energy system: evidence from the city of Baku (Azerbaijan)

Problem. The scale of road traffic is constantly increasing all over the world, which is the basis and indispensable condition for sustainable economic growth, on the one hand, and the source of a complex of transport and environmental problems, on the other. One of the most pressing problems is the congestion of road networks. Goal. The purpose of the article is the analysis of the way to organize the creation of an effective system that controls traffic in an urban agglomeration. Methodology. This article analyzed the case of one of the main avenues of Baku to develop a coordinated regulation schedule for reducing vehicles damage to the environment by waiting at a red light, as well as for improving the structure of the energy system in the developing countries, especially in Ukraine, which has been suffering from war. Results. For this reason, in the article a proposal was made to improve the efficiency of traffic management at the main intersection of Matbuat avenue in Baku, the number of vehicles moving on the avenue was studied and the traffic light timings report was made at all intersections, the reports were adapted to the main roadway, and a green wave graph was constructed. Originality. The methodology for estimating environmental and economic damage from the impact of motor vehicles on the urban ecosystem, including indexation coefficient has been improved. The methodical bases of the design of a complex of environmental measures to reduce the impact of vehicles on the environment of Baku have been substantiated. The article provides a basis for the design of a complex of environmental measures. Practical value. A set of measures has been developed to reduce pollution from city vehicles, which can be used in regional and municipal programs.

An Investigation of The Features of Early Foreign Language Education in Azerbaijan

This article discusses why early foreign language learning is essential. The study also describes the development of preschoolers at all stages. The study touched on how it is necessary to properly organize the process of teaching a foreign language for preschoolers to learn the material faster and easier and how teachers make lessons fun to motivate students. Participants of the study are ten experienced teachers who teach English as a foreign language in Baku (Azerbaijan). Data has been collected through semi-structured interviews with ten English teachers. Observations in the city of Baku have shown that many private preschools have an English education and that this element is the reason for parents’ school preference. In the research, factors such as teachers’ approach to education and methods of making lessons were acquired from interviews through the qualitative content analysis method and examined under different categories. The research found that teaching foreign languages to children at preschool was more effective, and that varied teaching approaches for children had long-term effects on teaching foreign languages.

The Problem of Language Insecurity of Azerbaijani School Graduates Living in Russia: Methods of Overcoming it

The object of the study is the linguistic uncertainty of Azerbaijanis who live in Russia. The subject of the study is the causes of the phenomenon of language insecurity among graduates of Azerbaijani schools who received education in Russian in Azerbaijan, as well as the main reasons of a social and individual nature that contribute to its manifestation. The article describes the main reasons that have become the source of language insecurity among graduates of Azerbaijani schools who have received general secondary education in Russian in Azerbaijan. The authors of the article investigated the existing methods of teaching Russian in schools in Azerbaijan, the main problems that arise during the teaching of students, as well as obstacles that may affect the process of formation of language skills and knowledge of students. In order to study the causes of language insecurity among graduates of Azerbaijani schools in the course of communication while in the Russian Federation, we conducted a series of interviews with graduates of a number of schools in the capital of the country, in the city of Baku. The definition of the concept of language insecurity is given and the main reasons of both social and individual nature are shown, contributing to the manifestation of language insecurity in a number of students who have graduated from Azerbaijani schools with the Russian language of instruction.

Первый всесоюзный тюркологический съезд: репрессированные и расстрелянные

In the article we made an attempt to study the primary sources of the history of the First All-Union Turkological Congress, which was held from February 26 to March 5, 1926, in the city of Baku. In this case, we have verbatim reports of the congress, which until recently were inaccessible to a wide range of researchers, relatives and descendants of the participants in that very congress, and we also have a number of other materials regarding participants from the Kyrgyz Autonomous Region within the RSFSR. In fact, it was the first official congress, the main issue of which was the transition from the Arabic script to the Latin alphabet, in all the Turkic republics and peoples of the USSR. Of course, the Azerbaijan SSR was the initiator of the latinization of the writing of the Turkic peoples of the USSR. Unfortunately, many of the current generations of young people of the Turkic-speaking countries and peoples of the CIS, especially among philologists and historians, know practically very little about the First Congress - the Kurultai of Turkologists. Therefore, this article is devoted specifically to the first congress of Turkologists in Baku, which was held almost a hundred years ago. It was the kurultai, which laid the foundation for the new national writing of many Turkic peoples, not only in the USSR, but in other countries of the world. However, this congress remained in history as a congress of repressed and executed delegates, scientists-turkologists, educators and government officials who took part in that famous congress. A vivid proof of this is our materials in this article.

Нефть как пространство неперевода: Хикмет, Негарестани, Парщиков

In 1927, Nâzım Hikmet composed several poems based on his impressions of his visit to Azerbaijani capital, the city of Baku. They will be included in the collection Song of the Sun-drinkers (1928) and will soon be translated into Russian. The Baku cycle was one of the first attempts at a symbolic representation of petroleum in Russian poetry, in many ways foreshadowing the later poetics of the subject, which will develop on Russian material only in the 2000s. One can look at these poems by Hikmet as one of the first attempts to create a philosophy of petroleum, which will find its most large-scale embodiment in the philosophical novel “Cyclonopedia” by Reza Negarestani, where petroleum constitutes a new type of subjectivity, simultaneously fluid and explosive. On the other hand, the image of petroleum will play a key role in Alexei Parshchikov’s poem of the same name, where one can also discern echoes of this philosophy in Hikmet’s Baku cycle. For all these authors, petroleum acts as a radical expression of the logic of non-translation: it is a condensed memory of antiquity, which cannot be directly accessed; its mystery cannot be revealed because, in a sense, it contains no mystery. Such a paradoxical semiotics leads all three authors to the idea that petroleum is alien to the human world and has a special inhuman agency.

Modeling of buses operation at stops with intensive use

City bus routes often use joint stops on certain streets. To reduce the delay time of buses at stops where several bus routes pass, it is important to coordinate the schedules of the routes. The article proposes the use of agent-based simulation to describe the operation of bus routes at the same stop. After determining the location of frequently used bus stops, a logical diagram of the movement of buses at one of these stops in the city of Baku is displayed using the Anylogic 8.7.7 software. Options for entering bus movement parameters in different ways are considered.

Factors providing adaptations of rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) in the urban ecosystems of the city of Baku

Factors providing adaptations of rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) in the urban ecosystems of the city of Baku

Being a (Female) Child in Baku: Social Order and Understandings of Well-Being

What does it mean to be a (female) child in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan? How can we critically interpret the girls’ understandings of well-being considering different forms of compliance with unequal social orders? What conclusions may be drawn from understandings of well- being about the nature of welfare state structures and there-in children’s specific positioning? To answer this question, we conducted qualitative interviews with 13 girls during their various leisure activities. The study shows that parents and in particular mothers are children’s key reference persons, while there are hardly any spaces the girls can explore or reference persons outside their immediate families. The article reconstructs how the 13 girls view the social practices of adults and how they relate these practices to their own perceptions of well-being. We inductively reconstruct different forms of compliance, i.e., the extent to which social practices are consistent with the symbolic representations (norms and values) of a specific social order and specific relations of power and hegemony. The analysis shows how girls make differentiations between adult social practices based on their knowledge orders: some practices they justify through a sort of complicity with adultist structures (competent compliance), others they must accept due to their own vulnerabilities as children (compliance and constitutive vulnerability), still others irritate, are rejected, or sabotaged (fragile compliance).

TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INDUSTRY AND PROBLEMS OF MODERN DEVELOPMENT OF THE BANKING ECONOMIC REGION OF AZERBAIJAN

Aim. Baku economic region consists in collecting and processing the collected material on the current socio-economic state of the territorial organization of the building materials industry and improvement, assessing the level of potential, identifying opportunities for future development, and preparing appropriate recommendations. Methods. During the study, comparative, statistical, mathematical analysis, the method of a systematic approach and personal observations of the authors were used. Results. As a result of the analysis of the territorial organization of the building materials industry and the problems of modern development, the following conclusions were made: For the first time, in modern conditions, on the basis of statistical data and observation materials, an analysis of the territorial organization of the building materials industry and an assessment of the level of development from an economic geographical point of view. It was revealed that the construction industry uses a lot of wood, fittings, glass, faience, sanitary ware and other products that are imported from foreign countries, and such an important industry should be exempt from customs taxes, and or on preferential terms, their importation should be taken under control and guardianship of the state. - A significant part of the stone and sand quarries located in the vicinity of the city of Baku was distributed or sold to the population. Due to population growth and the expansion of the city's neighborhood, it is necessary to pay special attention to the construction of high-rise residential and government buildings in the suburbs of the city. One of the main factors that create the problem of ecological tension in the city of Baku are stone quarries located in the suburban settlements of Garadagh, Guzdek, Turkan, Zire, Mashtaga, etc., which produce sawstone and sand used at the construction sites of the city. The implementation of recycling measures at these sites is beneficial not only for the sources of building materials, but also for the protection of the coastal resort and tourist area.

The main directions of sustainable socio-economic development of the Caspian littoral areas of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the existing environmental problems


 
 
 
 In Azerbaijan, since the earliest times, the Caspian Sea has contributed to the Received in revised form: 07.10.2021 settlement of population and structure of the economy. The favourable natural geographical conditions of the coasts, exploitation of offshore oil and gas fields and rich tourist-recreational potential favoured the economy of Azerbaijan significantly. However, sea-level fluctuations and environmental damage observed due to exploitation of natural resources served as curbing factor in the development. In modern times, planning of residential areas in the coastal areas, improvement of industrial, agricultural and tourism infrastructure, and successful management of the ecological situation are achievable through effective use of the natural resources and human potential of the Caspian Sea. The coastal region of the Caspian Sea, composed of three zones, is favourable for the development of Azerbaijan’s economy. Theattractiveness of coastal areas is related mainly to preferences of natural conditions and resources and the advantages of their transport- geographical location. As a result, the development level of the economy of the Pre-Caspian region is higher compared to other regions of the country. The region accounts for 88.7 % of the total industrial output in the country. The main part of it, i. e. 95.7 % is shared by the city of Baku. The cause of significant difference in development level between the regions and the capital Baku is associated with the use of oil and gas resources of the Caspian. Thus, offshore oil and gas reserves in the Caspian have played a notable role in the development of coastal areas, and of the country’s whole economy. This has led to inequality in terms of regional development. This factor prompted the need to study the role of the use of resources of the Caspian Sea in the sustainable development of Azerbaijan’s economy. In order to achieve the goal, a comparative analysis of the leading economic branches in the Pre-Caspian regions was carried out from a historical point of view. The obtained information was systematized, and the socio-economic aspects of sustainable development were identified based on statistical-mathematical materials. Aerospace data were used as well.
 
 
 

From the History of the Conservatory Creation in Azerbaijan

This article is devoted to the first conservatory creation of the Muslim East, which was opened in the city of Baku on August 26, 1921. In itself, this remarkable fact testifies to the difficulties that arose on the way to creating this Higher Musical Educational Institution in Baku. The article consistently highlights the most important facts related to the opening and activities of the conservatory. It is important to emphasize that despite all the difficulties that arise along the way, Uz. Hajibeyli and his associates persistently went to their cherished dream – the creation of the first conservatory in Baku. The purpose of the research is to identify the conditions in which the first conservatory of the Muslim East was created. Uz. Hajibeyli took years of consistent work to create that strong foundation on which the building of the conservatory was erected, now BMA named after. Uz. Hajibeyli. Note that August 26, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the first conservatory in Azerbaijan founding. The research methodology is based on genuine historical facts with which the activities of Uzeyir Hajibeyli were associated in the process of creating the conservatory. The scientific novelty of the research is associated with some facts of Uz. Hajibeyli’s life, which were not mentioned at all in Soviet times. All these facts, one way or another, come out of the time of the existence of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. The ADR national anthem was written by Uz. Hajibeyli. It is also the anthem of modern Azerbaijan. Conclusions. The approaching centenary anniversary of the first conservatory in Azerbaijan allows not only to evaluate the path it has travelled but also to pay tribute to its creator, Uzeyirbek Hajibeyli, the founder of Azerbaijani professional music, a great visionary who consistently leads Azerbaijani music along the path of progress and conquest of heights in composing, performing and educational processes in the republic.

MIMARI YAPILARIN TURIZM UZERINE ETKILERI: BAKU ORNEGI

Especially tourism has become one of the sectors that have large share in the economy of the countries, due to the idle use of aircraft increasing income and liesure time, which was idle after the second World War. Countries attach importance to this sector due to the great contribution of tourism to the economy of countries. We can say that the tourism sector is closely related to the architectural structures of countries. People are curious about the architecture of other countries and visit it for this purpose. In this context, countries are now increasing the importance of architectural structures in order to protect and develop their architectural structures to attract tourists. In this regard in our study the effect of architec buildings on tourism has been discussed on the scale of Baku city. In the city of Baku the capital of Azerbaijan where the research was conducted, there are historical buldings on the UNESCO World Heritage List as well as modern and religous buildings. In addition on the preservation of historical buildings in the city, religous buildings are also built for the worship of new, modern, Muslims, Christiansand Jews.For this reason, in order to measure the effect of university employees, living Baku state tourism agency employees, public and private sector employees in the field of tourism and the local people in terms of tourism, the buildings we chose within our study in the city were prepared according to the semi-structured interview technique, and the interview was conducted through on interview forum consisting of two parts. The Maiden's Castle, which has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, and the Atesgah temple, which is one of the three Magi temples in the world together with Icherisehir, are the first three architectural structures that attract tourists in Baku, according to the opinion of 95% (54 people) of the total participants.

Prevalence rate of cornea diseases according materials of outpatient facilities in Baku city

Purpose: to assess the prevalence of corneal diseases using the data on the incidence of visits to outpatient facilities in the city of Baku. Material and methods. The data, presented by outpatient facilities for the year 2017, were statistically analyzed. Results. It was revealed that, for every 100 000 people, there were 266.1±3.4 cases of corneal diseases of which 97.9 ± 2.1 were infectious and 166.9 ± 2.7 were noninfectious diseases. Corneal neoplasms were detected in 1.3 ± 0.2 cases. The ratio of non-infectious and infectious diseases ofthe cornea was ca. 1.7. The lowest prevalence rate of both infectious and non-infectious diseases of the cornea was detected in children aged 0 to 9 years. In older age groups, the change of prevalence of corneal diseases was found to be chaotic. The trends of age-related prevalenceof infectious vs. non-infectious diseases of the cornea were basically similar; the highest rate was detected among patients aged 60–69. Conclusion.According to the appealability data, the prevalence rate of corneal diseases is rather high and age-dependent with a prevailing share of non-infectious corneal pathologies. In male population, this rate is notably lower than in female population.

Performance results of the improved working classification of superficial mycoses of the skin in carrying out their clinical and epidemiological monitoring

The results of testing of the improved working classification of superficial mycoses of the skin and its appendages (SMS) in the Republic of Azerbaijan for the period of 2012-2016 are presented. Given the variety of classifications of fungal skin diseases, many years of clinical experience have shown that none of them fully meets the requirements of a practicing physician. The author has developed and improved the classification of mycoses of the skin and its appendages, which will facilitate the diagnosis and the appointment of therapy, since this classification takes into account the tissue and topographic localization of the mycotic process, which greatly facilitates the diagnosis by dermatovenerologists, and will also reveal the true prevalence of mycotic pathology. Based on the traditional form No. 9, among 246 cases of superficial mycoses of the skin and its appendages identified in the city of Baku for the period of 2012-2016, the largest number of patients (79.44±2.6%) were diagnosed with mycoses of the scalp – 32, 52±1.21%, smooth skin mycoses – 30.08%±1.28 multi-colored lichen – 14.80%±1.01, which corresponds to the frequency of occurrence of these forms of SMS at the age of 11-20 years (44.01±3,1%) and 0-10 years (39.08±3.1%), leaders in the age line of groups with SMS in Baku. A reliable statistical difference was revealed in the detection of superficial mycoses of the skin and its appendages in the city of Baku during the study period. Based on the developed working classification, the nosological structure of the incidence of SMS in the city of Baku for the period 2012-2016 is represented by the following – 1919 episodes: mycoses of the scalp – 675 patients (35.17±1.1%); mycoses of smooth skin – 638 patients (33.25±1.1%); multi-colored lichen – 264 patients (13.76±0.8%); combined mycoses of smooth skin and scalp – 134 patients (6.98±0.6%); onychomycoses – 97 patients (5.05±0.5%); purulent-infiltrative form of mycoses – 66 patients (3.44±0.4%); skin candidiasis – 19 patients (0.99±0.2%); feet of the mycoses – 19 patients (0.99±0.2%); inguinal epidermophytosis – 7 patients (0.36±0.1%). The prevalence of nosologies preserved in the largest number of patients (1578 patients – 82.23±0.9%), mycoses of the scalp – 35.17±1.1% (675 patients), smooth skin mycoses – 33.25±1.1% (638 patients), multicolored lichen – 13.76%±0.8 (264 patients). The greatest number of patients with SMS was also detected in the age group of 11-20 years (42.12±3.1%) and 0-10 years (40.32±3.1%). The data of a comparative analysis of the results of the developed and improved classification of superficial mycoses of the skin and its appendages with the data of the traditional reporting form, made it possible to expand the scope of the analyzed nosologies and increase the objectivity of statistical data for assessing the epidemiological situation in the study region.