[Characterization of medical activities of urban families in raising a healthy child].

Ten statistically significant factors of risk of frequent diseases of children have been distinguished; four of them directly reflect medical activity of parents: late application for medical care when a child falls ill, neglect of prophylactic visits to doctors, neglect of child's health fortification, and refusal to take a sick leave when the child is ill. Poor medical activity of families as far as it concerns the upbringing of a healthy child results in a higher insurance risk, which should be taken into consideration when developing legal and economic aspects of medical insurance.