Organization of preventive medical examinations of students in educational institutions.

Relevance. The problem of student health is one of the most important problems of our society, as maintaining the health of this category of the population will contribute to improving the level of public health. During the learning process, many factors influence the formation of students’ health, therefore, all higher educational institutions are called upon to form a solid attitude towards health and a healthy lifestyle. The purpose of the study is to study the health status of students and develop recommendations for improving the prevention of university students’ diseases, taking into account risk factors Research methods. The study was conducted through preventive medical examinations at the University Clinic of Kabardino-Balkarian State University, a total of 5500 students enrolled in grades 1–6 underwent medical examinations. Results. In the course of the conducted research, it was revealed that all students who participated in the study had preventive examinations in 100% of cases. Most of the students underwent a medical examination during practical and lecture classes. When studying the morbidity structure of students, it was revealed that vegetative vascular dystonia (36,0%), respiratory system diseases (20,0%), myopia (19,0%) and scoliosis (18,0%) prevailed. In addition, gastrointestinal diseases accounted for a significant proportion of the students. Most of the students who participated in the study are satisfied with the organization of medical preventive examinations. Conclusions. The evaluation of the research results showed that there is a need to optimize the organization of preventive medical examinations among students of higher educational institutions.