Healthy Settings: Barriers and Facilitators to a Healthy Campus Community

Hansen-Ketchum, Patricia; MacDonald, Jo-Anne; Austen, Erin L.; Gilham, Christopher; McKinnon, Margaret C.; Gougeon, Laura

doi:10.18848/2156-8960/cgp/v11i01/1-22

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“…Given the strong impact of food quality on students’ mental and physical health and academic performance, healthy food awareness campaigns or programmes should be incorporated into the student's curriculum and food programmes to holistically address university students’ food security and its consequences. From a policy perspective, developing food policies for university campuses that calls for initiatives and strategies to improve the access, availability, affordability and price of healthy foods is of significance and would encourage healthier food choices ( 46 ) .…”

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Undergraduate nursing and medical students’ perceptions of food security and access to healthy food in Qatar: a photovoice study

2022

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The present study explored nursing and medical students’ perceptions of food security, their access to healthy food and the circumstances that affect their access to healthy food in Qatar. The photovoice method was adopted in the present study. Students submitted their photos pertaining to food security and their access to healthy food in Qatar. Afterwards, the students completed an online synchronous semi-structured interview. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed. After the data analysis, a focus group discussion was conducted for member checking. The present study is a collaborative project between two universities in Qatar: The University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ) and Qatar University (QU). Undergraduate students (seven nursing students and nine medical students) were recruited, asked to collect photos and interviewed. Four themes emerged from the data. First, food retail environments promoted unhealthy eating. Second, fast food under stressful circumstances: a sense of comfort. Third, food as a symbol of culture and socialisation. Finally, the paradox of access to affordable and healthy food in Qatar. Undergraduate students highlighted various circumstances that affect their perceptions of food security and their access to healthy food in Qatar. Future research that aims at understanding the facilitators and barriers to access healthy food at the university campus may help to improve nutrition interventions targeting those students. Future initiatives should focus on leveraging various resources to assist universities in tailoring their food initiatives to suit their students’ local needs.

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Undergraduate nursing and medical students’ perceptions of food security and access to healthy food in Qatar: a photovoice study

2022

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Convenience behavior in German university students is associated with sociodemographic, study- and health-related factors

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BackgroundThe transition from school to university is often accompanied by a change in students’ lifestyles. So far little is known whether convenience behavior is an essential factor affecting students’ health and social interaction. In a heterogeneous population regard to sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics the Convenience Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ) showed a better relationship between convenience-related behavior with overweight and obesity than established questionnaires. Here we assessed convenience behavior in a large well characterized cohort of university students and its association with health-related (mainly sedentary behavior and physical activity), study-related and sociodemographic factors with the Convenience Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ).MethodsA total of 4,351 students participated in an online survey, of which 3,983 (23.6 ± 5.3 years old, 71.3% females) answered the questions concerning convenience behavior. A low value in the CBQ indicates more convenience behavior [Convenience Behavior Index (CBI) range: 3–15]. Differences with regard to sociodemographic (age, gender, body mass index), study-related (semester, degree, field of study) and health-related (physical activity, sedentary behavior) variables were examined with Mann–Whitney-U test or Kruskal–Wallis test and post-hoc tests (Bonferroni).ResultsThe CBI of men and women differed significantly (z = −6.847, p < 0.001, r = 0.11). First-year students and students beyond their first year showed significant differences (z = −2.355, p ≤ 0.05, r = 0.04). Differences were also found in the field of study (Chi2 (6) = 147.830, p < 0.001) and the targeted degree (Chi2 (7) = 79.985, p < 0.001). Furthermore, differences were found in the body mass index (Chi2 (5) = 70.678, p < 0.001), physical activity (Chi2 (2) = 279.040, p < 0.001) and sedentary behavior (z = −4.660, p < 0.001, r = 0.07).ConclusionThe results showed risk groups of convenience behavior among students [men, first-year, students enrolled in “Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM),” bachelor]. Our results confirm for the first time in a very homogeneous population a gender difference and an association between CBI and health-related factors. Further studies are needed to analyze the health behavior of students in more detail, especially their convenience behavior.

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Healthy Settings: Barriers and Facilitators to a Healthy Campus Community

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Undergraduate nursing and medical students’ perceptions of food security and access to healthy food in Qatar: a photovoice study

Undergraduate nursing and medical students’ perceptions of food security and access to healthy food in Qatar: a photovoice study

Convenience behavior in German university students is associated with sociodemographic, study- and health-related factors

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