Association Between Food Insecurity, Body Composition, Anemia and Cognitive Performance Among Students of a Ghanaian University

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Gifty, Coffie [1 ]
Tandoh, Marina Aferiba [2 ]
Baah, Andrews [1 ]
Adjei, Harriet [1 ]
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[1] PMB KNUST, Coll Sci, Dept Biochem & Biotechnol, Kumasi, Ghana
[2] PMB Kwame Nkrumah Univ Sci & Technol KNUST, Coll Sci, Dept Biochem & Biotechnol Human Nutr & Dietet, Kumasi, Ghana
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Food insecurity; body composition; anaemia; cognitive performance; university students; DIETARY ACCULTURATION; SECURITY; ACCESS;
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10.1080/19320248.2024.2431851
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
This cross-sectional study investigated the Food insecurity (FI) levels and their association with body composition, anemic status and cognitive performance among 150 students of KNUST in Ghana. About 42.4%, 28.5% and 12.5% of the participants were severely, moderately and mildly food insecure respectively. About 16.7% and 8.3% of them were mildly and moderately anemic respectively, whilst 14.6%, 16.0% and 5.6% were underweight, overweight and obese respectively. Significant predictors of food insecurity were communal eating (OR = 0.351, p = .054), level of education (p < .001), and religion (p = .038). Intervention strategies to alleviate food insecurity among students should be explored.
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