REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot207110.32687/1561-5936-2026-30-3-289-292Original ArticleBehavioral patterns of students in a megacity as an object of health preservation management in higher education institutionsMingazovRustem N.GuryanovaEvgeniya A.VoropaevaLidiya A.MingazovaElmira N.Institute for Advanced Training of Doctors of the Ministry of Health of Chuvashia, Cheboksary, RussiaN. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, Moscow, RussiaKazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russia2809202630328929229092026Copyright © 2026,2026The article presents the results of an empirical study of behavioral patterns of students at a university located in a megacity. Based on a survey of 1,016 respondents, the study characterizes sleep patterns, screen time, physical activity, eating behavior, and drinking regime of students. It was found that a significant proportion of students experience chronic sleep deprivation, the vast majority spend 5 or more hours a day in front of screens and lack time outdoors. Physical activity is at a critically low level, with more than two-thirds of students not attending sports sections. Problems in the organization of catering and access to drinking water at the university have been identified. The obtained data indicate the presence of persistent risk factors requiring managerial intervention and can serve as a basis for targeted health preservation solutions.studentshealth preservationuniversity managementmegacitybehavioral patternsphysical activityстудентыздоровьесбережениеуправление вузоммегаполисповеденческие паттерныфизическая активность1.Abdygulova I. B., Kenenbaeva R. M., Akmatov I. M., Kasymova R. O. Health of youth and students of higher educational institutions of the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic — Bishkek. Health Care of the CIS Countries. 2025;1(2):23—30. doi: 10.21045/3033-6341-2025-1-2-23-30 (In Russ.)2.Mingazov R. N., Popel A. E., Mingazova E. N. Healthy lifestyle of students as a resource for preserving the health of the working-age population in the near future. Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine. 2024;32(S1):647—651. doi: 10.32687/0869-866X-2024-32-s1-647-651 (In Russ.)3.Dietz P., Reichel J. L., Edelmann D. et al. A systematic umbrella review on the epidemiology of modifiable health influencing factors and on health promoting interventions among university students. Front. Public Health. 2020;8:137. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.001374.Liebig L., Bergmann A., Voigt K. et al. Screen time and sleep among medical students in Germany. Sci. Rep. 2023;13(1):15462. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-42039-85.Cahuas A., He Z., Zhang Z., Chen W. Relationship of physical activity and sleep with depression in college students. J. Am. Coll. Health. 2020;68:557—564. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2019.15836536.Gao Z., Chee C. S., Dev R. D.O. et al. Exploring the role of social capital in enhancing physical activity among college and university students: a systematic review. PLoS One. 2024;19(11):e0314610. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.03146107.Hutchesson M. J., Duncan M. J., Oftedal S. et al. Latent class analysis of multiple health risk behaviors among Australian university students and associations with psychological distress. Nutrients. 2021;13(2):425. doi: 10.3390/nu130204258.Mingazov R. N., Gorbashko E. A., Zotov V. V. Social determinants of students' lifestyle: health preservation management in higher education institutions. Standards and Quality. 2026;(2):98—103. doi: 10.35400/0038-9692-2026-2-313-25 (In Russ.)9.Zhang H., Wang D. Commentary: the global prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms among college students and its influencing factors — a commentary on Li et al. (2022). J. Child Psychol. Psychiatry. 2022;63(11):1231—1233. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.1366010.Rozanov V. A., Laskaya D. A., Radionov D. S., Ruzhenkova V. V. Psychosocial stress experienced by modern university students and its consequences: the megacity factor. Human Ecology. 2023;30(11):805—820. doi: 10.17816/humeco622862 (In Russ.)11.Gadam S., Pattinson C. L., Rossa K. R. et al. Interventions to increase sleep duration in young people: a systematic review. Sleep Med. Rev. 2023;70:101807. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2023.101807