Identifying Needy Students for University-Industry Snapfeed Program

Norfadzilah Abd Razak; Rugayah Hashim; Zaidi Mohd Aminuddin; Zuraidah Ismail

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1900

Authors

Norfadzilah Abd Razak Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4807-9024
Rugayah Hashim Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor
Zaidi Mohd Aminuddin Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor
Zuraidah Ismail Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1900

Keywords:

Needy students, Poverty, Food Intake, Food Security

Abstract

This paper aims to provide empirical evidence on the university studentsâ€™ nutritional habits and peer pressure on food purchases. In addition, the motivations for the study were the media highlights on poverty among public university students that led to hunger. A survey was conducted with a sample size of 1,000 students; the response rate was 80%. The findings revealed the dietary patterns from money spent on food. Cross-tabulation between family income and the number of daily meals per day showed that students coming from a low-income background have satisfactory nutritional habits, but lack of money meant lesser meals or food insecurity. Hence, a snapfeed program for low-income student to assist with daily food intake was suggested.Â Â

Keywords: Needy students; poverty; dietary habits; food insecurityÂ

eISSN: 2398-4287 Â© 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1900

Author Biography

Rugayah Hashim, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor

Professor of Digital Government. Other areas of research interests include policy studies, social robotics and built environment.

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