Prevalence and factors affecting food insecurity among university students in Pahang, Malaysia
| Autor: | Shahidah Ismail, Wan Azdie Mohd Abu Bakar, Suriati Sidek, Rozlin Abdul Rahman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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education.field_of_study
Nutrition and Dietetics Food security digestive oral and skin physiology education Population 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Stratified sampling Social group Food insecurity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Geography Environmental health 030212 general & internal medicine High incidence Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Malaysian Journal of Nutrition. 25:59-67 |
| ISSN: | 1394-035X |
| Popis: | Introduction: Food insecurity exists whenever people are unable to access sufficient food at all times for an active and healthy life. University students are a potentially vulnerable group of people to face food insecurity. This study aimed to identify the prevalence and determinants of food insecurity among a population of university students in Kuantan, in the state of Pahang. Methods: Food security status was identified using the United States Adult Food Security Survey Module (USAFSSM). Factors, which include demographic background, spending expenditure pattern and time constraints, were assessed. A total of 316 students were selected through stratified random sampling throughout six faculties of the International Islamic University Malaysia, of whom 307 successfully completed the survey. Results: The result shows that 54.4% of the students were experiencing food insecurity, from which 32.9% were sub-categorised as low food security and 21.5% as very low food security. Food insecurity was found to be significantly associated with time constraints (p |
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