BMC Public Health · 3 authors, 1 centre
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This cross-sectional study of 320 college students found that food insecure students were significantly more likely to report unprotected oral sex compared to food secure students during the early COVID-19 pandemic, but no significant associations were found for other risky sexual behaviors.
This was a cross-sectional study using an online survey from a convenience sample of 320 college students in the Fall 2020 semester. The central finding was that food insecure students had 2.89 times higher odds of reporting unprotected oral sex in the past 6 months compared to food secure students after adjusting for covariates (P < 0.01). The study was limited by a low response rate, a single university sample, and its cross-sectional design which cannot establish causality. The authors note that the COVID-19 pandemic context, including factors like living situations and financial support, may have influenced the results and suggest the need for larger, longitudinal research to understand these associations.
