Children's Educational Outcomes and Persistence and Severity of Household Food Insecurity in India: Longitudinal Evidence from Young Lives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food insecurity is a pressing global challenge with far-reaching consequences for health and well-being. However, little attention has focused specifically on the experiences of children and adolescents over the age of 5 y in food insecure households.

Objectives

We examine whether the persistence and severity of household food insecurity are negatively associated with children's educational outcomes.

Methods

We used data for the younger cohort of the longitudinal Young Lives data from rounds 3 (2009), 4 (2013), and 5 (2016), when children were aged 8 y, 12 y, and 15 y, respectively. Drawing on the Household Food Insecurity and Access Scale, we used descriptive statistics, graphical analysis, and multilevel regressions to document how the persistence and sev

SUBMITTER: Argaw TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10196702 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature