Food Insecurity, Financial Priority, and Nutrition Literacy of University Students at a Mid-Size Private University

Autor/inn/en	Cuy Castellanos, Diana; Holcomb, Jeanne
Titel	Food Insecurity, Financial Priority, and Nutrition Literacy of University Students at a Mid-Size Private University
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 68 (2020) 1, S.16-20 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2018.1515762
Schlagwörter	Nutrition; Literacy; Private Colleges; Catholics; Church Related Colleges; Food; Security (Psychology); Money Management; Screening Tests; Merchandise Information; Student Attitudes; Drinking; Tuition; Incidence; State Colleges; Graduate Students; Undergraduate Students; Correlation; Case Studies; Measures (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Privathochschule; Katholik; Kirchliche Hochschule; Lebensmittel; Security; Psychology; Sicherheit; Screening-Verfahren; Schülerverhalten; Trinken; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Vorkommen; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Korrelation; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Messdaten
Abstract	Objectives: The purpose of the study was to examine food insecurity in a mid-sized private Catholic university, taking into consideration students' financial prioritization and nutrition literacy. Participants: Participants included 560 university undergraduate and graduate students in the fall of 2017. Methods: Measures assessed food insecurity, nutrition literacy, and financial prioritization. The USDA 6-question food insecurity screener and the New Vital Signs Food Label Instruments were utilized to measure food security and nutrition literacy. To measure financial priority, participants ranked nine items from highest to lowest priority. Results: Out of 560 university students, 35.8% of students were characterized as food insecure. Students who prioritized spending money on alcohol or tuition had higher odds of experiencing food insecurity. Conclusion: Prevalence of food insecurity may be as prevalent in private universities as in public universities. This warrants exploration to identify contributing factors and long-term solutions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01