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ArticleJournal of American college health : J of ACH2026

Food insecurity in New York City college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of predictors, correlates, and trajectories.

Craig J Heck, Deborah A Theodore, April Autry, Brit Sovic, Cynthia Yang, Sarah Ann Anderson-Burnett, Caroline Ray, Eloise Austin, Joshua Rotbert, Jason Zucker and 3 more

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Craig J HeckDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8138-6640
Deborah A TheodoreDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
April AutryBarnard College, Health & Wellness, New York, New York, USA.
Brit SovicDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Cynthia YangBarnard College, Health & Wellness, New York, New York, USA.
Sarah Ann Anderson-BurnettBarnard College, Health & Wellness, New York, New York, USA.
Caroline RayBarnard College, Health & Wellness, New York, New York, USA.
Eloise AustinDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Joshua RotbertBarnard College, Health & Wellness, New York, New York, USA.
Jason ZuckerDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Marina CatallozziBarnard College, Health & Wellness, New York, New York, USA.
Magdalena E SobieszczykDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Delivette CastorDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.

Funding

Columbia Partnership for Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials UnitUM1AI069470 · NIAID · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MAGDALENA ELZBIETA SOBIESZCZYK · 2012 to 2026
$44.8M
Harnessing Bioinformatics for HIV Prevention: Understanding Persistence in Comprehensive HIV Prevention ServicesK23AI150378 · NIAID · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ZUCKER, JASON · 2020 to 2024
$960k
NIAID NIH HHS K23 AI150378NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI069470
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine predictors, correlates, and trajectories of food insecurity (FI) among students during COVID-19.

participantsUndergraduates.

methodsBetween 2020-2021, students completed quarterly (T1-T4) self-administered questionnaires. FI comprised food not lasting or not affording balanced meals. Trajectories were created using cumulative FI reports.

resultsAcross time, FI varied (T1 = 21%, T2 = 25%, T3 = 17%, T4 = 19%). FI predictors included preexisting FI, need-based aid, low social support, alcohol use, COVID-19 care-seeking behaviors, violence experience, transgender/gender non-conforming [TGNC] identity, and unsafe home perceptions. FI trajectories spanned Never (69%), Rarely (12% FI once), Frequently (14% FI twice/thrice), and Persistently (5%). Along with low social support, Persistently FI students had high psychological distress, need-based aid, unsafe home perceptions, smoking/vaping, drug use, TGNC representation, violence experience, and COVID-19 care-seeking behaviors.

conclusionsFI was associated with sociodemographic, residential, interpersonal, psychosocial, behavioral, and healthcare-related factors. In routine campus operations and emergency situations, universities must develop multi-component interventions to address multi-factorial stressors.

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COVID-19Food InsecurityStudentsAdultFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleNew York CityPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Social SupportSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung AdultCollege healthdisparitiespandemic preparednesspovertyyouth

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PMID42218793
PMCPMC13245376

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