Food security and academic performance among university students impact of Covid-19

• Main Authors: Samah, Irza Hanie Abu, Rahsid, Intan Maizura Abd, Mansor, Mohd Fitri, Rahim, Nur Syafiqah A., Khair, Zulkifli, Yusof, Junaidah
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Colleges & universities; COVID-19; Data search; Developing countries; Food security; Impact analysis; LDCs; Students; Sustainable development
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0183356

Current pandemic situations have worsened the economic situations in most developing countries. Malaysia is one of a developing country that has been impacted by covid-19 badly. In Malaysia, cases of Covid-19 is arising everyday especially in the year of 2021. Many have losses their job and income, and they were out of resources to support their families, and providing food for families becomes a challenge. Due to that, students who have been sent to home from university have to face this as well. Therefore, this paper intends to highlight food security and its impact towards academic performance by providing framework and determines the research trends of the area of food security and academic performance. A conceptual framework here explained the progress and event that may happen in future if unbalance diet were practiced by the community. Next, this research adopts a method of web-based data search for studies related to food security and academic performance. Result shows that the trend of this research is keep increasing according to the year. Current research concludes that food security is important for nation wellbeing and sustainable development of a country.