Why Are Hungry College Students Not Seeking Help? Predictors of and Barriers to Using an On-Campus Food Pantry
Why Are Hungry College Students Not Seeking Help? Predictors of and Barriers to Using an On-Campus Food Pantry
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10.3390/nu10091163
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发表时间：
2018-09-01
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5.9
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Shelnutt, Karla P.
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El Zein, Aseel;Mathews, Anne E.;Shelnutt, Karla P.
背景资料：美国大学校园的食品储藏室数量增加，以应对学生的粮食不安全，但有限的信息可以描述这种资源的影响。这项横断面调查的目的是研究食品不安全和食品储藏室的认识，使用和感知的障碍使用之间的关系。研究方法：参加2017年秋季佛罗里达大学的学生（n = 899）完成了美国农业部（USDA）成人食品安全调查，并回答了有关食品储藏室意识和使用的问题。还收集了社会人口学数据，并纳入多变量logistic回归模型。结果：虽然大多数学生（70%）知道现有的食品储藏室，近三分之一的受访者被列为食品不安全。调整后的社会人口相关因素，如确定为粮食不安全，国际地位，并接受学生贷款或基于需求的联邦财政援助（佩尔赠款）增加了利用校园食品储藏室的可能性。尽管有这些预测因素，只有38%的食物不安全的学生报告食品储藏室的使用。在提供定性见解的学生中，确定了使用校园食品储藏室的四个主要障碍：社会耻辱，关于储藏室使用政策的信息不足，自我认同和不方便的时间。结论：食品安全干预措施和行政政策应考虑传统校园食品储藏室的新模式，以减少对社会耻辱的担忧，并通过为大学生群体量身定制的操作程序的明确和持续的沟通来支持。
Background: The number of food pantries on U.S. college campuses has increased in response to students' food insecurity, but limited information is available to describe the impact of this resource. The objective of this cross-sectional investigation was to examine the relationship between food insecurity and food pantry awareness, use, and perceived barriers to use. Methods: Students attending the University of Florida in fall 2017 (n = 899) completed the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Adult Food Security Survey and responded to questions about food pantry awareness and use. Sociodemographic data were also collected and included in multivariate logistic regression models. Results: While most students (70%) were aware of the existing food pantry, nearly a third of respondents were classified as being food insecure. After adjusting for sociodemographic correlates, factors such as identifying as being food insecure, international status, and receiving a student loan or a need-based federal financial aid (Pell grant) increased the likelihood of utilizing the campus food pantry. Despite these predictors, only 38% of food insecure students reported food pantry use. Among students who provided qualitative insights, four main barriers to using the on-campus food pantry were identified: social stigma, insufficient information on pantry use policies, self-identity, and inconvenient hours. Conclusions: Food security interventions and administrative policy should consider a new model of the traditional campus food pantry that reduces concerns of social stigma and is supported by clear and ongoing communications of operational procedures tailored for the college student population.