Role of hygienic education and upbringing in the system of preserving and strengthening health of the university students

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to study the role of the hygienic education and upbringing in the system of preserving and strengthening the health of the university students.
 Material and methods. A multi-stage research included a survey of one thousand eight hundred twenty students of the 4 leading universities of Ufa, the Republic of Bashkortostan, an implementation of a prototype educational program “Shaping health of the students” in the curriculum of 2nd–4th years of Bashkir State Pedagogical University named after M. Akmullah (Ufa), a group of 114 students was assembled, and a hygienic assessment of the implementation was carried out using neural network technology. 
 Results. In the ranking row, the value of health among undergraduates has increased (from 36.5% to 39.8%). In the experimental group, the number of students attending the sports section increased by 1.7 times; there was a decrease in the average time spent on social networks on weekdays by 1.2 hours (to 3.58±0.31 hours per day); the number of smokers during the repeated study decreased by 5.3%; the number of students from the high-risk group decreased by 4.3% (with p<0.05); the number of smokers during the repeated study decreased by 5.3%,; the indicators of rationalization of nutrition improved (an increase in the average calcium content in the daily diet by 38.9% in girls (up to 778 ± 54.2 mg) and by 46.5% in boys (up to 794.8 ± 64.7 mg).
 Limitations. The representativeness of the sample size was ensured by the participation in the study of students from 4 universities of different profiles in Ufa (a total of 12 universities and branches). The limitation was the age range of the subjects (from 17 to 22 years old), as well as the location of universities in the residential area of the city of Ufa (at a considerable distance from the industrial area of the city). The subject of further research will be the study of the effectiveness of the introduction of hygienic education and upbringing in the system of preserving and strengthening the health of students in other universities of Ufa.
 Conclusion. Looking for the ways of systemic improvement of the complex process of teaching, advocate for healthy lifestyle to the university students, and inspire them to cultivate positive hygienic habits and patters are of utmost importance.