The prevalence and predictors of household food insecurity among adolescents in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Household food insecurity is almost four times more prevalent among adolescents than among older adults in Canada, and it adversely affects their health. Our objective was to describe the sociodemographic and geographic patterning of household food insecurity among adolescents.

Methods

Our analytic sample comprised all 12-17-year-old respondents to the 2017-2018 Canadian Community Health Survey with complete data on household food insecurity (n = 8416). We used bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models to identify respondent- and household-level sociodemographic characteristics associated with household food insecurity.

Results

The prevalence of household food insecurity among adolescents was 20.7%. The adjusted odds of food insecurity were sig

SUBMITTER: Liu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10156911 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature