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Effects of COVID-19 on University Student Food Security.
Davitt, Elizabeth D; Heer, Michelle M; Winham, Donna M; Knoblauch, Simon T; Shelley, Mack C.
  • Davitt ED; Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
  • Heer MM; Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
  • Winham DM; Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
  • Knoblauch ST; Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
  • Shelley MC; Departments of Political Science and Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
Nutrients ; 13(6)2021 Jun 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1259555
ABSTRACT
During COVID-19 restrictions in spring 2020, college students experienced closed dormitories and increased unemployment and many students moved in with their families. College students were vulnerable to food insecurity pre-pandemic and this study examined how the living situations and food security status changed for Midwestern university students due to COVID-19 restrictions. An email survey administered to Iowa State University students between the ages of 18 and 30 who physically attended campus prior to its closure produced 1434 responses. Students living with a parent or guardian increased by 44% and were less likely to experience food insecurity or less likely to work. They had lower stress and ate more home-cooked meals. Students living on their own had higher rates of food insecurity, greater stress, poorer health status, higher cooking self-efficacy, and worked more hours. Seventeen percent of all students were food insecure; related factors were non-White ethnicity, lower cooking self-efficacy, undergraduate status, receipt of financial aid, employment, stress, living in the same situation as before the campus closure, and consumption of more take-out or fast food. These individuals had more barriers to food access. Knowledge of these factors provide useful information to inform future support services for this population in similar conditions.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Students / Universities / Residence Characteristics / Communicable Disease Control / Pandemics / Food Security / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Young adult Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Nu13061932

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Students / Universities / Residence Characteristics / Communicable Disease Control / Pandemics / Food Security / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Young adult Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Nu13061932