Proportion of food insecurity and its sociodemographic correlates among Spanish adolescents: the EHDLA study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Insufficient and unequal access to food (i.e. food insecurity [FI]) has a negative impact on health, especially in vulnerable groups such as adolescents. This study determined the prevalence of FI and its sociodemographic correlates among adolescents in the Valle de Ricote, Region of Murcia, Spain.

Methods

A secondary analysis was conducted using data from the Eating Healthy and Daily Life Activities (EHDLA) study, which provides a sample of 882 adolescents (median = 14, interquartile range [IQR] = 2) collected during the 2021-2022 academic year. FI was measured using the Child Food Security Survey Module in Spanish (CFSSM-S).

Results

Findings showed a prevalence of FI of 16.2%, with significant sociodemographic disparities. Adolescents from immigr

SUBMITTER: Cisneros-Vasquez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11994435 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature