有残疾的大学生报告说,粮食不安全率更高
Grace N Stott1, Amy Taetzsch1, Jesse Stabile Morrell1
1University of New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, 129 Main St, Durham, NH 03824, USA.
Disability and health journal
|June 23, 2023
概括
有残疾的大学生面临的粮食不安全率显著更高. 这项研究突出了针对这一弱势学生群体的有针对性的支持系统的迫切需要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 关于残疾人的研究.
背景情况:
- 粮食不安全是大学生和残疾人日益关注的问题.
- 然而,这两个人群在粮食不安全问题上的交叉关系仍未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 确定在有或没有残疾的大学生中粮食不安全的普遍性.
- 为了在东北大学比较这两个群体之间的粮食不安全率.
主要方法:
- 在2018-2020年间,对880名大学生进行了一项横向的在线调查.
- 收集的数据包括自我报告的粮食安全状况和残疾. 使用了奇平方和逻辑回归分析.
主要成果:
- 13.3%的参与者报告了残疾. 患有残疾的学生经历粮食不安全的可能性是超过两倍 (35.9%对16.0%).
- 在残疾学生中,35.9%的人报告粮食安全低或非常低,而在没有残疾学生中,这一比例为16.0% (p < 0.001).
结论:
- 有残疾的大学生经历了不成比例地更高的粮食不安全率.
- 建议在各个机构进行进一步的研究,以制定针对这一群体的有针对性的支持策略.
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