REGIONAL FEATURES OF THE CONDITIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

The article presents the study of the conditions and lifestyle of students in 37 medical schools. The comprehensive study of the factors shaping the health of the student in a manner involved the social, economic, and psychological characteristics of the study subjects. To obtain a general picture of the student health status, we studied the external factors of the student health in a holistic approach based on five main components: physical health (nutrition, sleepest, illness), spiritual health (selfrealization, plans for the future), social health, intellectual health (education, leisure), emotional health. The data analysis revealed correlation between individual indicators, assessed the contribution of individual components to the students life quality. Managed and conditionally managed priority risk factors were identified, their relationship with the student health was established, and the effect of their reproduction and impact on morbidity was determined. The paper presents modern approaches to the student health culture based on a systematic application of the latest health practice and science achievements. In detail, the main evolutionary factors of a healthy lifestyle are revealed, taking into the account the peculiarities of the student adaptation to the educational process.