夸祖鲁-纳塔尔大学学生的脆弱性和对粮食不安全的看法

IF 0.8 Q4 NUTRITION & DIETETICS
S. C. Sabi, U. Kolanisi, M. Siwela, Denver Naidoo
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引言和目的:粮食不安全是大学生中一个新出现的令人担忧的问题。这个问题尤其影响到贫困家庭的学生。南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔大学(UKZN)可能也不例外,因为超过50%的学生是穷人。2012年,UKZN实施了一项粮食安全计划(FSP),以帮助应对这一紧急挑战。到目前为止,很少有文献探讨FI的流行率和认知以及UKZN的干预措施。该研究旨在确定学生在食物获取和用餐频率、学生对FI的看法及其对学习成绩的影响方面对FI的脆弱性。该研究还旨在确定学生对FSP的认识和使用情况。方法:采用问卷调查的方法,共有500名在UKZN注册的学生参加,91.2%(n = 456份)问卷。通过九项措施探讨了FI的脆弱性,即与家庭粮食不安全获取量表有关的措施;以及学生“在正常情况下”自我报告的饮食习惯的一项测量。结果和结论:研究结果表明,FI在大学生中仍然是一个严峻的挑战。使用一项测量,53.1%的学生明显易受FI影响,其中44%的学生经历了中等程度的脆弱性;9.2%的人非常脆弱。由于缺乏资源,学生的资金来源与FI之间存在显著相关性(r = 0.119,p = 0.012)。FI对学生的学业成绩有很大的负面影响。约64.3%的学生表示,饥饿降低了他们的注意力和活力,因此27.7%的学生缺课。FI带有社会污名;30%的学生在金融机构身份方面倾向于匿名;37.7%的人表示不愿使用/向任何人推荐FSP。为机构和国家应对措施提出了建议。
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Students’ vulnerability and perceptions of food insecurity at the university of KwaZulu-Natal
Introduction and objective: Food insecurity (FI) is an emerging and alarming problem among university students. The problem particularly affects students from poor households. The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa is likely to be no exception to experiencing student FI as more than 50% of the students are poor. In 2012, UKZN implemented a Food Security Programme (FSP) to help address this emergent challenge. Until now, there is little literature exploring the prevalence and perceptions of the FI and interventions at UKZN. The study aimed to determine students’ vulnerability to FI in terms of food access and meal frequencies, students’ perceptions of FI and its effect on academic performance. The study also aimed to determine the students’ awareness and utilisation of the FSP. Methods: A total of 500 students registered at UKZN were invited to participate using a questionnaire survey and 91.2% (n = 456) questionnaires were completed and returned. Vulnerability to FI was explored through a nine-item measure, i.e. related to the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS); and a one-item measure of the self-reported eating habits by the students ‘in normal circumstances’. Results and conclusion: The findings suggest that FI remains a serious challenge among university students. Using the one-item measure, vulnerability to FI was evident in 53.1% of the students, of whom 44% experienced moderate levels of vulnerability; 9.2% were highly vulnerable. There was a significant correlation between the students’ source of funding and being FI due to lack of resources (r = 0.119, p = 0.012). FI has a high potential to negatively affect students’ academic outcomes. About 64.3% of the students indicated that hunger reduced their concentration and vigour such that 27.7% had missed classes. Social stigma was attached to FI; 30% of the students preferred anonymity regarding their FI status; 37.7% showed reluctance to utilise/recommend the FSP to anyone. Recommendations are made for institutional and national responses.
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期刊介绍: 1.The Journal accepts articles from all basic and applied areas of dietetics and human nutrition, including clinical nutrition, community nutrition, food science, food policy, food service management, nutrition policy and public health nutrition. 2.The Journal has a broad interpretation of the field of nutrition and recognizes that there are many factors that determine nutritional status and that need to be the subject of scientific investigation and reported in the Journal. 3.The Journal seeks to serve a broad readership and to provide information that will be useful to the scientific community, the academic community, government and non-government stakeholders in the nutrition field, policy makers and industry.
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