Journal of American College Health · 2022 · 11 citations · 21 references
Public HealthNutritionPublic Health NutritionEpidemiologyFood SecurityHuman NutritionFood InsecurityFood Security AssessmentHousehold Food InsecurityNutrition SurveillanceFood Insecurity DeterminantsFood Insecurity Prevalence EstimationFood Insecurity Screening InstrumentsFood Insecurity SurveillanceHousehold Food Insecurity MeasurementHousehold Food Security StatusHousehold Hunger ScaleLogistic Regression
OBJECTIVE: This study reports on food insecurity (FI) amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: College students in four regions of the US completed the two-item validated Hunger Vital Sign™ screening tool on Qualtrics. RESULTS: FI increased significantly after March 2020 among US students (worry about food running out: 25% to 35%; food did not last: 17% to 21%) with significant regional increase in the Midwest and South. An adjusted multivariable logistic regression model indicated students that ran out of food were significantly at greater odds of experiencing hardship with paying bills (AOR: 5.59, 95% CI =3.90-8.06). CONCLUSIONS: The findings identified an increase in the prevalence of FI among college students during the pandemic. Suggestions of how to address FI are discussed.
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Development and Validity of a 2-Item Screen to Identify Families at Risk for Food Insecurity
Erin R. Hager, Anna M. Quigg, Maureen M. Black et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2010 · 1.5K citations