Prevalence and social determinants of food insecurity among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorOwens, Meghan R.
dc.contributor.authorBrito-Silva, Francilia
dc.contributor.authorKirkland, Tracie
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Carolyn E.
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Kathleen E.
dc.contributor.authorPatterson, Mindy A.
dc.contributor.authorMiketinas, Derek C.
dc.contributor.authorTucker, Wesley J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-17T18:26:20Z
dc.date.available2022-10-17T18:26:20Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionArticle originally published in Nutrients, 12(9), 2515. English. Published online 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12092515
dc.description.abstractThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has increased unemployment and food insecurity in the United States (US). Prior to the pandemic, college students exhibited higher rates of food insecurity than nonstudent households. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence and determinants of food insecurity among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. We administered an online survey to 651 students on three diverse campuses at a state-funded university in Texas, US, in May 2020. Food security was assessed using a multistep approach that included the 2-item Food Sufficiency Screener and 6-Item USDA Food Security Survey Module (FSSM). Overall, 34.5% of respondents were classified as food insecure within the last 30 days. The strongest predictors of food insecurity were change in current living arrangement (OR = 2.70, 95% CI: 2.47, 2.95), being furloughed (OR = 3.22, 95% CI: 2.86, 3.64), laid off (OR = 4.07, 95% CI: 3.55, 4.66), or losing part-time work (OR = 5.73, 95% CI: 5.09, 6.46) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings highlight the high prevalence of food insecurity among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, with students who experienced housing insecurity and/or loss of income due to the pandemic being impacted the most.en_US
dc.identifier.citationThis is the published version of an article that is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12092515. Recommended citation: Owens, M. R., Brito-Silva, F., Kirkland, T., Moore, C. E., Davis, K. E., Patterson, M. A., Miketinas, D. C., & Tucker, W. J. (2020). Prevalence and social determinants of food insecurity among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nutrients, 12(9), 2515. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/14098
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu12092515
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectHungeren_US
dc.subjectFemalesen_US
dc.subjectHousing insecurityen_US
dc.subjectUnemploymenten_US
dc.subjectCoronavirusen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and social determinants of food insecurity among college students during the COVID-19 pandemicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Tucker-Prevalence and social determinants of food insecurity.pdf
Size:
1.39 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.68 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Nutrition & Food Sciences