Prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity across an entire campus population.
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SUBMITTER: Riddle ES
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7458338 | biostudies-literature | 2020
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Prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity across an entire campus population.
Riddle Emilie S ES Niles Meredith T MT Nickerson Amy A
PloS one 20200831 8
Comprehensive assessment of food insecurity across all college community members is lacking. This research surveyed a random sample of an entire campus population at a Northeast University in two surveys (spring 2017, n = 1,037 and fall 2017, n = 1,123). Analysis of variance, t-tests, and multivariable logit models were used to understand food insecurity outcomes and comparisons among groups. The overall rate of food insecurity on campus was 19.6% (spring) and 15.0% (fall). Food insecurity rates ...[more]
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