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College students identify university support for basic needs and life skills as key ingredient in addressing food insecurity on campus

California Agriculture, 2017
A recent University of California (UC) systemwide survey showed that 42% of UC college students experience food insecurity, consistent with other studies among U.S. college students.
T Watson*, H Malan*, D Glik, S Martinez
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High Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity and Malnutrition among HIV-Infected Adults in Senegal, West Africa. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Malnutrition and food insecurity are associated with increased mortality and poor clinical outcomes among people living with HIV/AIDS; however, the prevalence of malnutrition and food insecurity among people living with HIV/AIDS in Senegal, West Africa ...
Noelle A Benzekri, Jacques Sambou, Binetou Diaw, El Hadji Ibrahima Sall, Fatima Sall, Alassane Niang, Selly Ba, Ndèye Fatou Ngom Guèye, Mouhamadou Baïla Diallo, Stephen E Hawes, Moussa Seydi, Geoffrey S Gottlieb   +11 more
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Food insecurity in veteran households: findings from nationally representative data [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE: The present study is the first to use nationally representative data to compare rates of food insecurity among households with veterans of the US Armed Forces and non-veteran households.
Byrne, Thomas H., DeVoe, Ellen, Larson, Mary Jo, Miller, Daniel P.   +3 more
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The Impact of Coronavirus on Vermonters Experiencing Food Insecurity [PDF]

, 2020
Key Findings 1. Respondents experiencing food insecurity were more likely to be people of color, female, live in households with children, and live in larger households. 2.
Bertmann, Farryl, Biehl, Erin, Morgan, Emily H., Neff, Roni, Niles, Meredith T, Wentworth, Thomas   +5 more
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Food insecurity and food bank use: who is most at risk of severe food insecurity and who uses food banks?

Public Health Nutrition
Objectives: To identify (1) who experiences food insecurity of differing severity and (2) who uses food banks in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; (3) whether the same groups experience food insecurity and use food banks; and (4) to explore country ...
Elisabeth A Garratt, Beth Armstrong
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Determinants of food insecurity in rural households: A case of lemo district, southern Ethiopia

Heliyon, 2023
Despite the increasing global concern of improving food security, the determinants of food insecurity at household level in the rural areas have been poorly known.
Tsidkineh Assefa, Ermias Beyene Abide
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Internet Use and Agricultural Household Food Insecurity in Indonesia

Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan: Kajian Masalah Ekonomi dan Pembangunan, 2022
Food is an essential aspect of human life, but there are still households that experienced food insecurity. It caused a major challenge for policymakers to reduce food insecurity, especially at a household level.
Dela Maria Ardianti, Djoni Hartono
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The relationship between food insecurity with cardiovascular risk markers and metabolic syndrome components in patients with diabetes: A population-based study from Kerman coronary artery disease risk study

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2017
Background: We sought the prevalence of food insecurity and whether cardiovascular risk markers and metabolic syndrome components are significantly different in categories of food insecurity in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Mohammad Reza Mahmoodi, Hamid Najafipour, Mohammad Ali Mohsenpour, Mojgan Amiri   +3 more
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The State of Food Insecurity in Maputo, Mozambique [PDF]

, 2013
Food insecurity is a fact of life for the vast majority of households across Maputo’s poverty belt. The Maputo urban food security survey done by AFSUN as part of its baseline survey of 11 Southern African cities found that households exist in a constant
Crush, Jonathan, Pendleton, Wade, Raimundo, Inês   +2 more
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Food accessibility measurements amongst rural and urban informal dwellers in Buea Municipality

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023
Food insecurity remains a global threat despite advances made to mitigate its effect on human suffering. Numerous indicators have been developed, tested and validated to measure specific aspects of food security, which may likely present different ...
Majory Ongie Meliko, Ebanda Rachel Mossy, Mary Eyeniyeh Ngaiwi   +2 more
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