Exploring medical students' perceptions of family medicine in Kyrgyzstan: a mixed method study.

Background: Despite knowing that health systems with strong primary care improve overall health outcomes within a population, many countries are facing a global trend of declining interest and shortage of family doctors. This is the case of the Kyrgyz Republic, in which rural areas are struggling to attract and retain family medicine (FM) doctors. This study aims to explore how Kyrgyz medical students perceive FM and the factors that influence their specialty choice.

Asthma control in Kazakhstan: need for urgent action.

Background: Asthma control, patients' awareness level and adherence to treatment in Kazakhstan have never been studied. The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of controlled, poorly controlled and uncontrolled asthma in a large sample of three largest cities of Kazakhstan.

Methods: We recruited 600 (median age 54 (interquartile range (IQR) 22) years, 64% females) patients with diagnosis confirmed earlier in the outpatient facilities in Almaty, Astana and Shymkent in 2020-2021.

Morbidity in the Mountainous Province of Kyrgyzstan: Results from a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Brimkulov, Nurlan, Louis Louton, Salima Sydykova, Denis Vinnikov, and Farida Imanalieva. Morbidity in the mountainous Province of Kyrgyzstan: Results from a population-based cross-sectional study. High Alt Med Biol 18:338-342, 2017.

Tobacco use among Kyrgyzstan medical students: an 11-year follow-up cross-sectional study.

Background: Medical students are the first line active force to combat tobacco epidemic, but they may suffer from high smoking prevalence and wrong attitude themselves. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of current curriculum on smoking behavior of medical students in Kyrgyzstan.

Methods: 20% random sample of all 6 years of the School of Medicine in Kyrgyz State Medical Academy were interviewed in spring 2016.