Barriers and Facilitators to Campus Food Pantry Utilization Among International Students Attending a Public University in the Southeastern US.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2025.02.005

Nila Pradhananga, Kritee Niroula, Jean Pierre Enriquez, Erin McKinley, Bailey Houghtaling

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Abstract

Objective: To explore barriers and facilitators to campus food pantry utilization among international students attending a public university in the southeastern US and to report suggested solutions to address food and nutrition insecurity.

Methods: A qualitative study was used as a part of a larger explanatory mixed-method design. International students who reported using the campus food pantry were eligible to participate in semistructured interviews, which were analyzed thematically.

Results: Thirty international graduate students participated. Barriers and facilitators to campus food pantry utilization largely centered on the quality and variety of culturally appropriate foods, pantry advertisement and operational strategies, individual accessibility barriers, and perceptions of stigma. Extending service hours, improving advertisements and the food supply, and addressing stigma were recommended.

Conclusions and implications: Attention to campus food pantry food supply improvements, accessibility concerns, and stigma reduction activities could help to improve food and nutrition security among international students.

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Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 医学-学科教育

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4.20

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379

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44 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), the official journal of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, is a refereed, scientific periodical that serves as a global resource for all professionals with an interest in nutrition education; nutrition and physical activity behavior theories and intervention outcomes; complementary and alternative medicine related to nutrition behaviors; food environment; food, nutrition, and physical activity communication strategies including technology; nutrition-related economics; food safety education; and scholarship of learning related to these areas. The purpose of JNEB is to document and disseminate original research and emerging issues and practices relevant to these areas worldwide. The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior welcomes evidence-based manuscripts that provide new insights and useful findings related to nutrition education research, practice and policy. The content areas of JNEB reflect the diverse interests in nutrition and physical activity related to public health, nutritional sciences, education, behavioral economics, family and consumer sciences, and eHealth, including the interests of community-based nutrition-practitioners. As the Society''s official journal, JNEB also includes policy statements, issue perspectives, position papers, and member communications.