Rolim, Priscilla MouraCosta, Aldiane de Assis2023-09-122023-09-122023-04-04COSTA, Aldiane de Assis. Avaliação da aquisição de alimentos, higienização e geração de resíduos domésticos em comunidade acadêmica durante a pandemia de Covid-19. Orientador: Priscilla Moura Rolim. 2023. 109f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Nutrição) - Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2023.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/54787n 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and the closure of universities as a measure to preventcontamination directly affected academic communities. To access the food, though a basic is a necessity and a human right, was seriously affected. This study evaluated the locations and frequency of food acquisition; hand, food, and packaging hygiene habits; and household waste generation in an academic community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was approved by the ethics committee of the Onofre Lopes Hospital University number 35918620.7.0000.5292. Data were collected in September 2020 and February 2021, in which the academic community (undergraduate students and graduate students, professors and technical-administrative staff) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) were asked through an on-line questionnaire using the Google forms platform. The inclusion criteria were to have an email registered in the UFRN system and, for exclusion, to beunder 18 years of age. The study was crosssectional and performed through an online questionnaire. Data (n = 1472) were analyzed using descriptive statistics; statistical tests were also applied, and p values 0.01 were considered significant. Most of the population continued to purchase food in supermarkets (89.5%). The frequency of product orders from markets by delivery placed by professors and graduate students was also verified (31.7% and 24.2%). There was an increase in packaging hygiene in the studiedpopulation, as well as in fruit and vegetable hygiene; however, use of inappropriate methods was noted. This paper highlights important data on the behavior of an academic community dealing with the problem of solid waste generation during the pandemic. Moreover, there were no changes in waste generation during the pandemic, although there was an increase in packaging consumption (44%). Identifying the behavior of the university community regarding hygiene and food acquisition can help societies from the perspective of transforming habits related to food. Therefore, this research provides support for future investigations and interventions in the field of foods and postpandemic sustainability.Acesso AbertoAlimentos - aquisiçãoHigienizaçãoResíduosCovid-19Comunidade acadêmicamasterThesisCNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::NUTRICAO