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Food insecurity, food pantry use and stigma: a study of U.S. citizen and non-citizen university students

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Food insecurity, food pantry use and stigma: a study of U.S. citizen and non-citizen university students
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Delos Reyes
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John Emmanuel
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John Emmanuel Delos Reyes
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Cara L.
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Virginia
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Virginia Quick
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William K.
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Rutgers University
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Food insecurity among students is a concern in many universities across the country. The purpose of this research is to investigate food insecurity, food pantry use, food pantry use stigma, and how these vary among individuals with varying citizenship statuses. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted to analyze the prevalence of food insecurity and food pantry use among U.S. citizen and non-U.S. citizen undergraduate students at Rutgers University-New Brunswick (N=5,063). A novel, 13-item scale to measure the perceptions of an on-campus food pantry was developed, administered to students who had heard of the food pantry and were not highly food secure, and later factor analyzed. The study found that a third (31.5%) of undergraduate students were food insecure and less than one-in-twenty (4.1%) of students aware of the on-campus food pantry reported using it. Three subscales were identified from the factor analysis, including the Food Pantry Use Stigma Subscale, which measures the fear, concern, and embarrassment related to food pantry use. Almost three-in-four students agreed that there is stigma around using the food pantry. Undergraduate non-U.S. citizen students report more food insecurity and use of the on-campus food pantry and reported feeling more food pantry use stigma compared to U.S. citizen students, highlighting that they are a particularly at-risk group of Rutgers-NB students. Implications for future research and policy, as well as recommendations for the Rutgers Student Food Pantry, are discussed.
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Social stigma
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Food security
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Food security
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Food security
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