Are estimates of food insecurity among college students accurate? Comparison of assessment protocols.

ABSTRACT: A growing body of literature suggests that post-secondary students experience food insecurity (FI) at greater rates than the general population. However, these rates vary dramatically across institutions and studies. FI assessment methods commonly used in studies with college students have not been scrutinized for psychometric properties, and varying protocols may influence resulting FI prevalence estimates. The objective of this study was to assess the performance of standard food security assessment protocols and to evaluate their agreement as well as the relative accuracy of these protocols in identifying student FI. A randomized sample of 4,000 undergraduate students were invited to participate in an online survey (Qualtrics, LLC, Provo, Utah, USA) that evaluated sociodemographic chara

SUBMITTER: Nikolaus CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6481800 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature