Food Insecurity in the Academic Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Autor: | Ramya Ambikapathi, Mariana D. Bona, Clélia de Oliveira Lyra, Jéssica Gomes, Carlos Henrique de Medeiros Torres, Ana Carolina Costa Campos Mota, Dirce Machioni, Bruna Leal Lima Maciel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Economic growth
Nutrition and Dietetics Food security Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Human rights media_common.quotation_subject education Ethnic group Medicine (miscellaneous) Public policy Family income Food insecurity Political science Pandemic COVID-19 and Nutrition Food Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Curr Dev Nutr |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES: To investigate the food insecurity of undergraduate and post-graduation students, administrative staff, and professors during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This is an observational, cross-sectional study, with data collection from October to December 2020 at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The participants answered an online survey with questions on socioeconomic status, demographics, and food insecurity (Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale). A logistic regression model was constructed to investigate socioeconomic variables associated with food insecurity. RESULTS: Overall, 1327 volunteers participated in the study; 66.5% were undergraduates, 8.5% post-graduation students, 13.5% administrative staff, and 11.5% professors. Undergraduates presented a higher prevalence of African-Americans than the other studied groups (11.4% vs. 5.3% in post-graduation students, 5.0% in administrative servers, 3.9% professors, P = 0.004). 23.2% of the undergraduates presented an income up to the minimum wage vs. 1.8% in post-graduation students, 0.6% in administrative servers, and 0.0% in professors (P |
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