Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze students’ awareness and consciousness about the threat to health of risk factors for the development of chronic non-infectious diseases, to determine whether they have the skills of a healthy lifestyle and to develop and scientifically substantiate the Algorithm for introducing health-saving educational technologies in the educational process of higher educational institutions of Ukraine. A sociological survey was conducted among students of higher educational institutions of Ukraine regarding the levels of awareness and consciousness about certain factors in the development of non-infectious diseases. 430 students of the Kiev National University of Trade and Economics and 216 students of SumyStatePedagogicalUniversitywere interviewed. A specially designed questionnaire was used. A high level of awareness of students about the main factors in the development of non-infectious diseases – poor nutrition, low physical activity, smoking and alcohol abuse has been established. At the same time, students are not sufficiently conscious about the risk of developing diseases and are unsufficiently motivated to a healthy lifestyle. It is shown a significant difference in indicators of healthy lifestyle among students of institutions of various profile. The Algorithm for the introduction of a health-saving educational technologies into the educational process of higher educational institutions, which is a scientifically substantiated system containing the main tasks, principles and measures aimed at raising the level of awareness and consciousness of young students about the health threat of risk factors for the development of chronic non- infectious diseases has been developed. The data obtained are the basis for the improvement of measures for the prevention of non-infectious diseases among students inUkraine.
Highlights
IntroductionЦелью данной работы было: провести анализ осведомленности и осознания студентами угрозы для здоровья факторов риска развития хронических неинфекционных заболеваний, установить наличие у них навыков здорового образа жизни; разработать и научно обосновать Алгоритм внедрения здоровьесберегающих образовательных технологий в учебный процесс высших учебных заведений Украины
According to the comparative analysis of the results of the questionnaire conducted among the students of KNUTE and Sumy State Pedagogical University (SumSPU), the level of students' knowledge about the main factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) development was determined
It was established that the overwhelming majority of the students surveyed both of KNUTE and SumSPU are aware that inappropriate nutrition (87.4% and 85.6% respectively), insufficient physical activity (80.9% and 75.5% respectively), alcohol consumption (92.2% and 72.2% respectively) and tobacco smoking (91.6% and 73.6% respectively) are risk factors for NCD development
Summary
Целью данной работы было: провести анализ осведомленности и осознания студентами угрозы для здоровья факторов риска развития хронических неинфекционных заболеваний, установить наличие у них навыков здорового образа жизни; разработать и научно обосновать Алгоритм внедрения здоровьесберегающих образовательных технологий в учебный процесс высших учебных заведений Украины. МЕДИЧНІ ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ / MEDICNI PERSPEKTIVI технологий в учебный процесс высших учебных заведений, являющийся научно обоснованной системой, которая содержит основные задачи, принципы и меры, направленные на повышение уровня осведомленности и осознания студенческой молодежью угрозы для здоровья факторов риска развития хронических неинфекционных заболеваний. According to the World Bank, only 81% of Ukrainians who reached the age of 15 in 2017 would reach 60 years of age [13] This indicator clearly shows the threat of NCD to the health and life of the population. World practice has proved that, based on the doctrine of "risk factors", there is a real opportunity to prevent NCD at the individual level, and at the population level, especially among young people, due to the formation of their needs in a healthy lifestyle
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