Department of Pediatrics, Division of Primary Care & Duke Center for Childhood Obesity Research, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2023 Jan;71(1):87-93. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1877144. Epub 2021 Mar 24.
This study examined the prevalence of food insecurity (FI) among students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Southeastern United States. Students attending four HBCUs ( = 351) completed an anonymous Web-based survey. Food insecurity was assessed using the 2-item Hunger Vital Sign Tool. Summary statistics were used to quantify FI experiences. Logistic regression was conducted to determine if student demographic characteristics were significantly associated with FI outcomes. Nearly 3 in 4 students (72.9%) reported some level of FI in the past year. Students representing all levels of postsecondary education reported FI. Meal plan participation did not prevent FI. Students attending HBCUs experience FI at levels that exceed estimates reported among students attending predominantly White institutions. More work is needed to understand the lived experience of food-insecure HBCU students as a means to ensure institution-level food policies support student academic success and wellbeing.
本研究调查了美国东南部几所历史上黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）学生的食物不安全（FI）发生率。 有 351 名学生参加了四所 HBCUs 的在线匿名调查。 采用 Hunger Vital Sign Tool 的 2 项指标评估食物不安全。 采用统计数据来量化 FI 经历。 采用逻辑回归来确定学生人口统计学特征是否与 FI 结果显著相关。 近四分之三（72.9%）的学生在过去一年中报告了某种程度的 FI。 所有接受高等教育程度的学生都报告了 FI。 参与膳食计划并不能预防 FI。 HBCUs 的学生经历的 FI 程度超过了主要由白人机构学生报告的估计。 需要做更多的工作来了解食物不安全的 HBCU 学生的实际生活经历，以此来确保学校层面的食品政策能够支持学生的学业成功和幸福感。
