Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu Campus, Ogun State, Nigeria.
West Afr J Med. 2021 Sep 30;38(9):845-850.
Food insecurity is an issue of public health importance all over the world. It is particularly worse in developing countries and among disadvantaged groups. Food insecurity is higher among university students, with medical students at more risk. This study therefore determined the prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity among medical students in Sagamu, Nigeria.
A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried among all the 250 clinical medical students in Sagamu southwest Nigeria in January 2020. Data were collected using a semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire, containing the FANTA - developed HFIAS tool, while analysis was carried out using SPSS 21.0. Relevant descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated, with p<0.05. Participation was fully voluntary and informed consent was obtained.
Mean age of respondents was 22.4 ± 5.2years, 46.8% were male. All respondents ate a limited variety of foods in the preceding month due to a lack of resources; 13.2% went to bed hungry because they had no food to eat. The prevalence of food insecurity was 81.2%; severe food insecurity was reported by 11.8% of participants. Food insecurity was associated with monthly income, living arrangements and parents' occupation.
The prevalence of food insecurity was high among medical students in Sagamu, Nigeria, with just about one-tenth experiencing hunger. Each of monthly allowance, living arrangement was associated with food insecurity. Food assistance and other social support programs will go a long way in addressing the issue.
在全球范围内，食物不安全都是一个具有公共卫生重要性的问题。在发展中国家和弱势群体中，情况更为严重。在校大学生中食物不安全的情况更为严重，医学生的风险更高。因此，本研究旨在确定尼日利亚萨迦穆的医学生中食物不安全的流行情况和相关因素。
本研究于 2020 年 1 月在尼日利亚西南部萨迦穆的所有 250 名临床医学专业学生中进行了一项描述性、横断面研究。使用半结构式、自我管理的问卷收集数据，问卷包含 FANTA 开发的 HFIAS 工具，而分析则使用 SPSS 21.0 进行。计算了相关的描述性和推断性统计数据，p<0.05。参与是完全自愿的，并且获得了知情同意。
受访者的平均年龄为 22.4 ± 5.2 岁，46.8%为男性。由于资源匮乏，所有受访者在前一个月都只吃有限种类的食物；由于没有食物可吃，13.2%的人饿着肚子上床睡觉。食物不安全的流行率为 81.2%；有 11.8%的参与者报告了严重的食物不安全。食物不安全与月收入、居住安排和父母职业有关。
在尼日利亚萨迦穆的医学生中，食物不安全的流行率很高，约十分之一的人经历过饥饿。每月津贴、居住安排都与食物不安全有关。食物援助和其他社会支持计划将在很大程度上解决这个问题。
