Pilot study on the prevalence of food insecurity among sub-urban university students during holy ramadan

Pilot study on the prevalence of food insecurity among sub-urban university students during holy ramadan

A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of food-insecurity among university residential students during the month of Ramadan. Results revealed that seventy per cent of students surveyed were food-insecure, while 30% were at risk of food insecurity. Food insecurity is a signifi...

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Published in:Pakistan Journal of Nutrition
Main Author: Anuar K.; Hazali N.; Ibrahim F.S.; Ismail N.H.; Masuri M.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2015
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Anuar K.; Hazali N.; Ibrahim F.S.; Ismail N.H.; Masuri M.G.
Pilot study on the prevalence of food insecurity among sub-urban university students during holy ramadan
2015
Pakistan Journal of Nutrition
14
8
10.3923/pjn.2015.457.460
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84940943515&doi=10.3923%2fpjn.2015.457.460&partnerID=40&md5=d02ef38527561165fb65761a85edf21f
A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of food-insecurity among university residential students during the month of Ramadan. Results revealed that seventy per cent of students surveyed were food-insecure, while 30% were at risk of food insecurity. Food insecurity is a significant problem among residents at Kolej Jasmine. The establishment of on-campus food banks is necessary to help student decrease the burden. Future studies should assess the prevalence of food insecurity in other UiTM residential college nationwide. © Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2015.
Asian Network for Scientific Information
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English
Article
author Anuar K.; Hazali N.; Ibrahim F.S.; Ismail N.H.; Masuri M.G.
spellingShingle Anuar K.; Hazali N.; Ibrahim F.S.; Ismail N.H.; Masuri M.G.
Pilot study on the prevalence of food insecurity among sub-urban university students during holy ramadan
author_facet Anuar K.; Hazali N.; Ibrahim F.S.; Ismail N.H.; Masuri M.G.
author_sort Anuar K.; Hazali N.; Ibrahim F.S.; Ismail N.H.; Masuri M.G.
title Pilot study on the prevalence of food insecurity among sub-urban university students during holy ramadan
title_short Pilot study on the prevalence of food insecurity among sub-urban university students during holy ramadan
title_full Pilot study on the prevalence of food insecurity among sub-urban university students during holy ramadan
title_fullStr Pilot study on the prevalence of food insecurity among sub-urban university students during holy ramadan
title_full_unstemmed Pilot study on the prevalence of food insecurity among sub-urban university students during holy ramadan
title_sort Pilot study on the prevalence of food insecurity among sub-urban university students during holy ramadan
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description A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of food-insecurity among university residential students during the month of Ramadan. Results revealed that seventy per cent of students surveyed were food-insecure, while 30% were at risk of food insecurity. Food insecurity is a significant problem among residents at Kolej Jasmine. The establishment of on-campus food banks is necessary to help student decrease the burden. Future studies should assess the prevalence of food insecurity in other UiTM residential college nationwide. © Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2015.
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