ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2022
The new normal for food insecurity? A repeated cross-sectional survey over 1 year during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
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- Food insecurity and mental health among migrants and refugees in high-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analyses.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
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- The COVID-19 pandemic and food insecurity in households with children: A systematic review.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
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- Hungry for connection: associations between social isolation, mental health, and food insecurity in regional Australian adults.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Recognising the heterogeneity of Indigenous Peoples during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review across Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Food insecurity and coping strategies associate with higher risk of anxiety and depression among South African households with children.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
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- Parental support for free school lunches in Australian primary schools: associated factors and perceived barriers.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- Food Insecurity, Food Assistance, and Psychological Distress among University Students: Cross-Sectional Survey Western Australia, 2020.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Food Insecurity among International Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- How Can We Support Healthy Eating in Young Adults with Low Diet Quality? A Survey of Users of the 'No Money No Time' Healthy Eating Website.Nutrients · 2022Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Food Security of UK Adults Aged 20-65 Years (COVID-19 Food Security and Dietary Assessment Study).Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundFood insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic has been impacted by necessary public health restrictions. Tasmania, an island state south of the Australian mainland, recorded no community transmission of COVID-19 between May 2020 to November 2021 due to strong border restrictions. This study aimed to determine the changes in prevalence and sociodemographic predictors of food insecurity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in Tasmania, Australia.
methodsIn May 2020 (survey 1: during lockdown), September 2020 (survey 2: eased restrictions) and May 2021 (survey 3: 1-year post-lockdown), cross-sectional, online surveys using convenience sampling methods determined food insecurity in Tasmanian adults using the USDA Household Food Security Survey Module: Six-Item Short Form, in addition to key sociodemographic questions. Crude and age-adjusted prevalence of food insecurity was calculated, and binary logistic regression determined at-risk groups and changes in prevalence over time.
resultsThe age-adjusted prevalence of food insecurity was 27.9% during lockdown (n = 1168), 19.5% when restrictions had eased (n = 1097) and 22.6% 1-year post-lockdown (n = 1100). Young adults, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, individuals with disabilities, families with dependents and temporary residents were at highest risk across all time points.
conclusionsThe prevalence of food insecurity was higher than pre-pandemic levels across all three time points. Our results indicate the potential long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security in Australia, where despite easing social distancing restrictions and a lack of COVID-19 transmission, the prevalence of food insecurity reduced, but did not recover to pre-pandemic levels 1-year following a lockdown.
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