Food Insecurity and Associated Factors in Brazilian Undergraduates during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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作者
Maciel, Bruna Leal Lima [1 ]
Lyra, Clelia de Oliveira [1 ]
Gomes, Jessica Raissa Carlos [1 ]
Rolim, Priscilla Moura [1 ]
Gorgulho, Bartira Mendes [2 ]
Nogueira, Patricia Simone [2 ]
Rodrigues, Paulo Rogerio Melo [2 ]
Da Silva, Tiago Feitosa [3 ]
Martins, Fernanda Andrade [4 ]
Dalamaria, Tatiane [5 ]
Santos, Thanise Sabrina Souza [6 ,7 ]
Hoefelmann, Doroteia Aparecida [8 ]
Crispim, Sandra Patricia [8 ]
Slater, Betzabeth [9 ]
Ramalho, Alanderson Alves [3 ,4 ]
Marchioni, Dirce Maria [9 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Dept Nutr, Grad Program Nutr, BR-59078970 Natal, RN, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Mato Grosso, Nutr Fac, Dept Food & Nutr, BR-78060900 Cuiaba, MT, Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Acre, Grad Program Publ Hlth, BR-69920900 Rio Branco, AC, Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Acre, Nutr Course, Hlth & Sports Sci Ctr, BR-69920900 Rio Branco, AC, Brazil
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Publ Hlth, Grad Program Nutr & Publ Hlth, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
[6] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Sch Nursing, Nutr Intervent Res Grp, BR-30130100 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
[7] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Publ Hlth, Ctr Epidemiol Res Nutr & Hlth NUPENS, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
[8] Univ Fed Parana, Dept Nutr, BR-80210170 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
[9] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Publ Hlth, Nutr Dept, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
关键词
diet quality; nutrition; food security; NUTRITION; EDUCATION; SECURITY;
D O I
10.3390/nu14020358
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号
100403 ;
摘要
Undergraduates may face challenges to assure food security, related to economic and mental distress, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess food insecurity and its associated factors in undergraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2020 to February 2021 with 4775 undergraduates from all Brazilian regions. The questionnaire contained socio-economic variables, the validated Brazilian food insecurity scale, and the ESQUADA scale to assess diet quality. The median age of the students was 22.0 years, and 48.0% reported income decreasing with the pandemic. Food insecurity was present in 38.6% of the students, 4.5% with severe food insecurity and 7.7% moderate. Logistic regressions showed students with brown and black skin color/race presented the highest OR for food insecurity; both income and weight increase or reduction during the pandemic was also associated with a higher OR for food insecurity, and better diet quality was associated with decreased OR for food insecurity. Our study showed a considerable presence of food insecurity in undergraduates. Policy for this population must be directed to the most vulnerable: those with brown and black skin color/race, who changed income during the pandemic, and those presented with difficulties maintaining weight and with poor diet quality.
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