Researcher: Bura Abubakar Ibrahim 4th Year Group 1 Scientific Supervisor: Ryndina Vera Vasilevna Candidate of Social Sciences

State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education
«Kursk State Medical University»

Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
International Medical Faculty
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
COURSE WORK ON PUBLIC HEALTH
TOPIC: ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF FORIEGN STUDENTS IN RUSSIA
Researcher: Bura Abubakar Ibrahim

4th year
Group 1
Scientific Supervisor: Ryndina Vera Vasilevna

Candidate of Social Sciences.
Coursework submission date: .
Evaluation: .
Signature of the scientific supervisor: .
KURSK - 2017
INTRODUCTION
This study concentrates on the nutritional status and influence of physical activities
of the foreign medical students of Kursk State Medical University, Kursk Russia in
2017. This study will try to look into the relationship between the different Russian
seasons and its effect on the health and nutrition of the foreign students.
Adaptation of the foreign students to the Russian way of living and nutrition is a
topic of great concern so in this study, the Opinions of the foreign students
concerning the nutrition and physical activities will be collected and analyzed. A
proper and comfortable well-being of a student is very essential for effective
learning and this fact can’t be over-emphasized. This study will not only try to look
into the relationship between the different habits on nutrition and its effect on the
student, living condition and health of the foreign students but also recommend
some essential measures to correct this issue and give advice on ways prevent the
lagging behind of their studies because to study is the first and most important
priority of a student. It is not very difficult to understand that, due to the apparently
change of environment, most students find it a big challenge to meet up with their
responsibilities as students considering the fact that most foreign students in Russia
come from countries with different varieties of dishes. For this study, 100 students
were randomly selected from 6 countries. A questionnaire with 27 questions a
number of areas concerning the study was distributes among these 100 students.
The questionnaire was easy to understand and a variety of options were given with
a very wide range of options. This is to ensure that it is easily answered.
Aim
The main purpose of this study is to assess the nutritional status of student in kursk
state medical university Russia and how weather influence on their nutrition.
The main tasks:
 To identify the perception of foreign students, have on the Russian weather

toward there nutritional status.
 To identify the effect of the Russian weather on the diet of the foreign
students.
 To identify the effect of the staying in Russian and change in the nutrition of
foreign students.
 To identify the effect of the Russian weather on the health of the foreign
students.
 To assess the living in Russia and change of nutrition.
 And finally to try and identify the correlation between all these factors.
Method and materials
The method used to assess the nutrition of foreign students studying in Russian
was a questionnaire, this method was chosen due to some factors which include:
 Practical
 The results of the questionnaires can usually be quickly and easily quantified
by either a researcher or through the use of a software package
 Can be analyzed more 'scientifically' and objectively than other forms of
research
 Large amounts of information can be collected from a large number of
people in a short period of time and in a relatively cost effective way.
This method has some set-backs which includes

 There is no way to tell how truthful a respondent is being
 There is no way of telling how much thought a respondent has put in
 The respondent may be forgetful or not thinking within the full context of
the situation
People may read differently into each question and therefore reply based on their
own interpretation of the question - i.e. what is 'good' to someone may be 'poor' to
someone else, therefore there is a level of subjectivity that is not acknowledged
CHAPTER ONE.
Literature review on the nutrition status and physical activities interventions.
Nutrition during childhood and adolescence is essential for growth and

development, health and well-being. [1, 2] Further, eating behaviors established
during childhood track into adulthood and contribute to long-term health and
chronic disease risk. [3, 4] Numerous studies have consistently documented that
dietary intake patterns of American children and adolescents are poor and do not
meet national dietary goals. [5, 6, 7, 8] In addition, US food consumption trend
data show a shift over the past few decades. Children and adolescents are eating
more food away from home, drinking more soft drinks, and snacking more
frequently. [9, 10, 11] American children now obtain over 50% of their calories
from fat or added sugar (32% and 20%, respectively). [12]
The growing epidemic of childhood overweight and obesity is a major public
health concern. Currently 15% of US youth are overweight, a prevalence nearly
twice as high in children and three times as high in adolescents compared to 1980
prevalence rates. [13] Almost two-thirds (60%) of overweight children have at
least one cardiovascular risk factor (e.g., hypertension, hyperlipidemia) [14] and
the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing in youth. [15] These trends
may seriously compromise the future health and productivity of the US population
and add to health care costs.
While multiple factors influence eating behaviors and food choices of youth, one
potent force is food advertising. [16] Today's youth live in a media-saturated
environment. Over the past 10 years, US children and adolescents have
increasingly been targeted with intensive and aggressive forms of food marketing
and advertising practices through a range of channels. [17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]
Marketers are interested in children and adolescents as consumers because they
spend billions of their own dollars annually, influence how billions more are spent
through household food purchases, and are future adult consumers. [18, 23] It is
estimated that US adolescents spend $140 billion a year. Children under 12 years
of age spend another $25 billion, but may influence another $200 billion of
spending per year. [23, 24]
The purpose of this article is to examine the food advertising and marketing
channels used to target US children and adolescents, the impact of food advertising
on eating behavior of youth, and current regulation and policies. The emphasis of
this article is on food advertising and marketing practices in the United States.
Physical activity has been associated with many benefits
throughout the life course. In young people, this includes improved mental health
[1], motor skill development [2], cardiovascular risk profile [3], weight
development [4], bone health [5], cognitive functioning [6], and quality of life or
self-esteem [7]. However, levels of physical activity appear to be insufficient in
large populations [8] and decline rapidly from late childhood through adolescence
[9]. The development of effective interventions to promote or maintain activity
levels in young people are therefore of key public health concern [10, 11].
The past 20 years has seen an explosion of publications on physical activity

interventions in young people. There is also a concomitant increase in the reviews
of these evaluations, many of which identify methodological weaknesses related to
both internal and external validity [12–15]. Despite these frequent calls for
improved methodological rigour to enable establishment of a higher quality
evidence base, many studies continue to add to the existing mountain of poor
evidence. This leaves the evidence base fragile and open to substantial criticism
and debate [12, 13, 16, 17], and provides challenges to truly inform policy and
practice on what action to take. Based on our own experience of reviewing the
evidence and (the challenges of) conducting intervention research in young people,
this commentary aims to provide a critical platform for those embarking on or
engaged in intervention research, and argues why and how rigour throughout the
intervention research process matters. This includes intervention development and
implementation, evaluation and dissemination. The issues described below may
seem obvious for many, and are certainly not new. But for a variety of reasons they
are too often ignored or flawed, which may ruin study conduct, result in false
negative or positive findings, and provide moot new knowledge.
CHAPTER 2
2.1 Assessment of the influence of nutrition and influence of physical activities
on foreign students in Russia

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State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education

«Kursk State Medical University»

International Medical Faculty

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

COURSE WORK ON PUBLIC HEALTH

TOPIC: ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF FORIEGN STUDENTS IN RUSSIA

Researcher: Bura Abubakar Ibrahim

Scientific Supervisor: Ryndina Vera Vasilevna

Coursework submission date: .

Signature of the scientific supervisor: .

 To identify the perception of foreign students, have on the Russian weather

Method and materials

This method has some set-backs which includes

Literature review on the nutrition status and physical activities interventions.

Nutrition during childhood and adolescence is essential for growth and

The past 20 years has seen an explosion of publications on physical activity

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