Abstract. The current challenges facing Ukrainian society require precise attention to the demographic situation, particularly to a significant decrease in the birth rate in Ukraine, which in recent years has been associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and a full-scale war on its territory.

Purpose. Identify priority areas of the development of neonatological help in Ukraine at the present stage of reforming medical care to the population by using the analysis of the results of the questionnaire for doctors, including health policymakers.

Object and methods. The material of the study was a self-developed questionnaire. The online part of the survey during 2022-2024 involved 410 respondents. The study uses the following methods: system approach and analysis, medical-statistical and sociological methods.

Results. The analysis of the key problems of the system of medical care for mothers and children determined by the respondents showed that the main issue is (and remains) the lack of financial resources to ensure the effective functioning of the health care system from state sources of funding, including mothers and children – 67.16±2.33%. When distributing by importance, respondents emphasized the importance of preparing strategic plans for the functioning of the healthcare system, both at the state and local levels, that included preparation of medical assistance for mothers and children (50,37±2,48% stated that), the highest level of that statement was found amongst people with absent experience in the specialty “Organization and management of health care,” as well as with work experience up to 10 years.

Conclusions. The formation of analytical and strategic processes for planning medical care for mothers and children, as well as further study of existing challenges and needs will allow the implementation of appropriate organizational approaches in medical care for mothers and introducing measures aimed at creating conditions for safe birth and obtaining highly qualified medical care in medical institutions.

Introduction. The study of the population's mental health outlines a systematic analysis of the study's results on the determinants of its impact and the identification of potential determinants for building effective mechanisms to reduce their adverse effects. In Ukraine, the state of mental health of the population is affected by such global factors as full-scale military operations.

Objective. To study the role of public (social) determinants in influencing the state of mental health of the population during the war in Ukraine.

Materials and methods. The study was based on a survey of healthcare professionals to assess the level of influence of social determinants on the state of mental health of the population. The research methods used were bibliosemantic and sociological surveys, and two statistical analysis methods were a description of the study and an analysis of the facts obtained.

Results. It has been established that the critical social determinant of the impact on the state of mental health in Ukraine is the war with Russia. Based on this, the authors identified specific determinants that are closely related to this fact, namely the impact of the political situation, the effectiveness of public administration, the level of democracy, social conflicts, the organization of social protection, inflationary processes, corruption, migration processes, crime, and the organization and accessibility of the healthcare system. The assessment results showed that, according to healthcare professionals, the state of mental health is most affected by such factors as corruption (3.71±0.07 points out of 5 maximum), inflationary processes (3.58±0.07), and political situation (3.54±0.07). Respondents with less than ten years of work experience scored highest for all these factors. Social determinants: "Social conflicts in the environment," "Organization of social protection of the population," "Crime," and "Migration processes" were significantly more often mentioned by healthcare workers with up to 20 years of work experience than with more than 20 years of experience. Heads of healthcare facilities primarily pointed to the influence of such social factors as "Corruption" (3.81±0.14), "State of organization and accessibility in healthcare system" (3.74±0.13), "Political situation" and "Efficiency of public administration" (3.54±0.14 and 3.54±0.15, respectively).

Conclusions. The critical social determinants that affect the population's mental health are corruption in the state, inflationary processes, and the political situation. The correlation between the length of service and the position held regarding the level of assessment of the impact of social factors is revealed.

The aim of the study is to identify the expectations of physicians (provisors)-interns for postgraduate education and assess their satisfaction with the course of primary specialization (internship). The sociological crossectional study was performed in 2021 by surveying interns of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University majoring in the following medical specialties: “Medicine” and “Pediatrics”, “Dentistry”, “Pharmacy”. The survey took place in two groups: applicants at the beginning of the internship (n=655) and after completion of the internship (n=623). Statistical methods (which are represented with confidence intervals calculated by the Fisher’s angular transformation method), structural-logical analysis and a systematic approach were used. The study revealed that the most effective form of training in the full-time internship cycle are practical classes and conferences for physicians(provisors)-interns; the least effective form is independent work. The main factors that prevented the interns from mastering the professional knowledge, skills and abilities of the internship cycle are limited opportunities for independent supervision of patients, material and technical equipment of the clinical base of the department and the interns’ own inertia. Certain shortcomings in the organization of the practical part of the internship on the basis of the hospital / pharmacy were established, namely: lack of supervision of patients, lack of practical activities, unsatisfactory material and technical equipment and disinterest of the staff in the training of interns. According to interns, the ideal model of internship should be available, that would provide the optimal amount of theoretical knowledge and relevant practical skills and would be as relevant to the future work of the physician as possible. Applicants emphasize the qualitative component of obtaining postgraduate medical education: the use of new treatment protocols, training in hospital of the third level of medical care, the possibility of doing internships abroad. Such sociological surveys among physians (provisors)-interns on their satisfaction and compliance with expectations are an important component of the development of an optimized Model of postgraduate education of doctors / provisors in Ukraine, which will improve the quality of primary specialization (internship), the ultimate goal of which is health preservation and improvement of the life expectancy of Ukrainian citizens.