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dc.contributor.author | Cuschieri, Sarah | - |
dc.contributor.author | Camilleri, Ryan | - |
dc.contributor.author | Grech, Stephan | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-10T08:01:39Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-10T08:01:39Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019-10 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Cuschieri, S., Camilleri, R., & Grech, S. (2019). University food environment, an example of health inequality? Malta Medical School Gazette, 3(2), 24-28. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/49522 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Universities provide an influential life structure for students during their transition into adulthood through tuition as well as through the ground’s environment. Ensuring a healthy and safe university environment forms the basis of health equity within such institutions. The objective was to evaluate the food environment through vending machines situated across the grounds of the only state university in Malta, whilst acquiring students’ perspective on these facilities. Method: An audit was conducted on the food and beverage items available within vending machines across university grounds. This was reevaluated a year later. Students’ perceptions and use of such facilities were gathered through electronic-distributed questionnaires. Results: All machines were stocked with identical sugary items. 71.03% of responders purchased from machines due to their easy accessibility, while 61% considered items as “too unhealthy”, with 74.60% showing enthusiasm for healthier choices. 60% reported a willingness to pay more in exchange for healthier options. Conclusion: Limited consumable options leave students without healthier options on campus. Provision of a healthier food environment is a prerequisite in addressing health inequalities. Action is required to tackle this situation urgently especially due to the growing obesity epidemic. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | University of Malta. Medical School | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Obesity -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Universities and colleges -- Food service -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Natural foods -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Vending machines -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | University food environment, an example of health inequality? | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.publication.title | Malta Medical School Gazette | en_GB |
Appears in Collections: | MMSG, Volume 3, Issue 2 MMSG, Volume 3, Issue 2 Scholarly Works - FacM&SAna |
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