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Financial problems associated with food insecurity among public university students in Peninsular Malaysia

Introduction: Food is a necessity for students. Yet, students’ food expenditure is anticipated to be restrained by their financial status. This cross-sectional study aims to determine the prevalence of food insecurity and its determinants among university students attending public universities in Pe...

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Main Authors: Mohd Jamil, Nurulhudha, Sulaiman, Norhasmah, Adznam, Siti Nur ‘Asyura, Zainal Badari, Shamsul Azahari
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Published: Persatuan Pemakanan Malaysia 2020
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spelling my.upm.eprints.890192021-09-21T23:46:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89019/ Financial problems associated with food insecurity among public university students in Peninsular Malaysia Mohd Jamil, Nurulhudha Sulaiman, Norhasmah Adznam, Siti Nur ‘Asyura Zainal Badari, Shamsul Azahari Introduction: Food is a necessity for students. Yet, students’ food expenditure is anticipated to be restrained by their financial status. This cross-sectional study aims to determine the prevalence of food insecurity and its determinants among university students attending public universities in Peninsular Malaysia. Methods: Multistage random sampling was used to select respondents from public universities in Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 427 undergraduate students completed a selfadministered questionnaire at four randomly selected universities (Universiti Utara Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Pahang and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia). The questionnaire consisted of information concerning demographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, food security status, eating behaviour, financial literacy, and financial problem among university students. Frequency, chi-square, and logistic regression were used to analyse the variables. Results: Mean age of the respondents was 21.6 years, and 60.9% were found to be food insecure. Gender (χ2=5.415), origin (χ2=3.871), number of siblings (χ2=4.521), financial problem (χ2=42.364), and regular breakfast intake (χ2=5.654) were associated with food security status (p<0.05). Male respondents had 1.5 times (AOR=1.547, 95% CI: 1.006-2.380) the risk of having low food security status. Those with higher financial problems (AOR=3.575, 95% CI: 2.332-5.481) were 3.5 times more likely to be food insecure. Conclusion: The prevalence of food insecurity among public university students in Peninsular Malaysia was significantly high. Thus, intervention studies should focus on students with financial problems. Moreover, establishing a better system for an on campus food pantry or food bank is needed to counter the high prevalence of food insecurity among university students. Persatuan Pemakanan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89019/1/FOOD.pdf Mohd Jamil, Nurulhudha and Sulaiman, Norhasmah and Adznam, Siti Nur ‘Asyura and Zainal Badari, Shamsul Azahari (2020) Financial problems associated with food insecurity among public university students in Peninsular Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 26 (3). 411 - 423. ISSN 1394-035X https://nutriweb.org.my/mjn/2020.php 10.31246/mjn-2020-0032
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description Introduction: Food is a necessity for students. Yet, students’ food expenditure is anticipated to be restrained by their financial status. This cross-sectional study aims to determine the prevalence of food insecurity and its determinants among university students attending public universities in Peninsular Malaysia. Methods: Multistage random sampling was used to select respondents from public universities in Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 427 undergraduate students completed a selfadministered questionnaire at four randomly selected universities (Universiti Utara Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Pahang and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia). The questionnaire consisted of information concerning demographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, food security status, eating behaviour, financial literacy, and financial problem among university students. Frequency, chi-square, and logistic regression were used to analyse the variables. Results: Mean age of the respondents was 21.6 years, and 60.9% were found to be food insecure. Gender (χ2=5.415), origin (χ2=3.871), number of siblings (χ2=4.521), financial problem (χ2=42.364), and regular breakfast intake (χ2=5.654) were associated with food security status (p<0.05). Male respondents had 1.5 times (AOR=1.547, 95% CI: 1.006-2.380) the risk of having low food security status. Those with higher financial problems (AOR=3.575, 95% CI: 2.332-5.481) were 3.5 times more likely to be food insecure. Conclusion: The prevalence of food insecurity among public university students in Peninsular Malaysia was significantly high. Thus, intervention studies should focus on students with financial problems. Moreover, establishing a better system for an on campus food pantry or food bank is needed to counter the high prevalence of food insecurity among university students.
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author Mohd Jamil, Nurulhudha
Sulaiman, Norhasmah
Adznam, Siti Nur ‘Asyura
Zainal Badari, Shamsul Azahari
spellingShingle Mohd Jamil, Nurulhudha
Sulaiman, Norhasmah
Adznam, Siti Nur ‘Asyura
Zainal Badari, Shamsul Azahari
Financial problems associated with food insecurity among public university students in Peninsular Malaysia
author_facet Mohd Jamil, Nurulhudha
Sulaiman, Norhasmah
Adznam, Siti Nur ‘Asyura
Zainal Badari, Shamsul Azahari
author_sort Mohd Jamil, Nurulhudha
title Financial problems associated with food insecurity among public university students in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Financial problems associated with food insecurity among public university students in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Financial problems associated with food insecurity among public university students in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Financial problems associated with food insecurity among public university students in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Financial problems associated with food insecurity among public university students in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort financial problems associated with food insecurity among public university students in peninsular malaysia
publisher Persatuan Pemakanan Malaysia
publishDate 2020
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89019/1/FOOD.pdf
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https://nutriweb.org.my/mjn/2020.php
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