Use and Perceptions of a Campus Food Pantry Among Food Insecure College Students An Exploratory Study from Appalachia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Food insecurity has emerged as a public health problem among college students in Appalachia, jeopardizing their physical, mental, and emotional health and academic success. Campus food pantries have been established in this region, but no data are available concerning student use or perception of services.

Purpose

This study measured use and perceptions of a campus food pantry by students at a mid-sized university in rural North Carolina.

Methods

An online questionnaire collected behavioral and perceptual data, and follow-up interviews explored these variables. Descriptive statistics with significance at p<0.05 and thematic analytical procedures were used.

Results

Questionnaires were submitted by 896 of 6000 recruited students (14.9%), and four stu

SUBMITTER: McArthur LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9138722 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature