HIV is a chronic viral infection that damages the immune system. HIV can be contracted during sexual intercourse or through direct contact with the blood of an infected person (including sharing syringes). The virus can also be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeedin...
Hypertension is the most common disease in the world, affecting more than a billion people, and the leading cause of death and disability (Williams 2018).
In Estonia as well, cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension with complications, rank first among the causes of morbidity and death. High bloo...
Overweight and obesity are an increasing health problem of the population all over the world, including in Estonia. According to the data of the Estonian adult population health behavior survey conducted in 2018, 40% of Estonian men and 26% of women are overweight, and 21% of men and 18% of women are obe...
lthough the exact prevalence of chronic venous disease of the lower extremity is unknown, according to studies, lower extremity telangiectasias or varicose veins (CEAP classification C1–C2) and chronic venous insufficiency (CEAP classification C3–C6) occur in 16% of adults (1).
Since there are curre...
Post-stroke inpatient rehabilitation takes place in a rehabilitation hospital, in the inpatient rehabilitation department of a central and regional hospital. In exceptional cases, rehabilitation treatment takes place in another department, where the organization of rehabilitation treatment is ensured und...
Sleep disorders are extremely common in the population. There are no exact data on the prevalence of sleep disorders in Estonia. In Western Europe, according to a cross-sectional study among people older than 15 years, 31% of people have sleep disorders. Half of the people with sleep disorder complaints ...
