Is food insecurity a barrier to dental student success?
dental student
food insecurity
success
well-being
Journal
Journal of dental education
ISSN: 1930-7837
Titre abrégé: J Dent Educ
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8000150
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Historique:
revised:
22
03
2021
received:
12
01
2021
accepted:
13
04
2021
pubmed:
28
4
2021
medline:
11
9
2021
entrez:
27
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The prevalence of food insecurity among undergraduate students is higher than the national average and associated with adverse academic outcomes. Our objective was to describe the prevalence of food insecurity, food access behaviors, and associations between food security status and well-being in a dental student population. All dental students (N = 328) enrolled in the College of Dentistry at the University of Iowa in the fall 2019 semester were invited to participate. The survey was designed to query demographic variables, food security status (i.e., the United States Department of Agriculture's 10-item Adult Food Security Module), and food- or hunger-related well-being (i.e., sleep, academic performance, and stress). The survey was administered using the Qualtrics survey platform. Following the initial invitation, students were sent two reminders and allowed 3 weeks for completion. The survey response rate was 24.7%. Forty-seven percent of respondents were food insecure. Food insecure students were more likely to attend collegiate programming (e.g., lunch and learns) for the primary purpose of obtaining free food than their food secure peers (p <0.001). In addition, food insecure students were more likely to report experiencing food- or hunger-related sleep (p = 0.001), study or academic performance (p <0.001), or stress difficulties than their food secure peers (p <0.001). The prevalence of food insecurity in dental students was relatively high and associated with adverse food- and/or hunger-related well-being outcomes. Food insecurity might be a barrier to dental student success, compromising their immediate health and ability to learn.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1518-1524Subventions
Organisme : University of Iowa's Dental Student Research Program
Organisme : Michael W. Finkelstein Centennial Professor of Teaching
Informations de copyright
© 2021 American Dental Education Association.
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