Food insecurity among Finnish private service sector workers: validity, prevalence and determinants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the prevalence and determinants of food insecurity among private sector service workers in Finland and assess validity of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) tool.

Design

In this cross-sectional study, food insecurity and background characteristics were collected from Finnish private service workers via electronic questionnaires (2019) and national register data (2018-2019). We conducted univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses to determine the variables explaining food insecurity. Validity of HFIAS was assessed with rotated principal component analysis and Cronbach's α.

Setting

Members of the trade union for private sector service workers, Service Union United (PAM), from all municipalities in Finland participated i

SUBMITTER: Walsh HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9993037 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature