Proportion of food insecurity and its sociodemographic correlates among Spanish adolescents: the EHDLA study
IntroductionInsufficient 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 Mur...
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| author | Emily Cisneros-Vásquez Miguel López-Moreno Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza Jorge Olivares-Arancibia Rodrigo Yañéz-Sepúlveda Nerea Martín-Calvo Nerea Martín-Calvo Nerea Martín-Calvo Lee Smith José Francisco López-Gil |
| author_facet | Emily Cisneros-Vásquez Miguel López-Moreno Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza Jorge Olivares-Arancibia Rodrigo Yañéz-Sepúlveda Nerea Martín-Calvo Nerea Martín-Calvo Nerea Martín-Calvo Lee Smith José Francisco López-Gil |
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| description | IntroductionInsufficient 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.MethodsA 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).ResultsFindings showed a prevalence of FI of 16.2%, with significant sociodemographic disparities. Adolescents from immigrant (n: 67; %: 46.9; odds ratio [OR] = 2.41; 95% CI: 1.38 to 4.21) and diverse (n: 25; %: 17.5; OR=2.04; 95% CI: 1.10 to 3.79) families showed a higher susceptibility to FI. In addition, higher parental education was related to lower FI (university education: n: 13; %: 9.6; OR=0.36; 95% CI: 0.17 to 0.74).ConclusionThese findings highlight the need for targeted public health policies that improve access to nutritious food, enhance parental education, and address socioeconomic inequalities to effectively reduce FI among Spanish adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df1dc24556e44ca2beda678e16bde78c2025-08-20T02:49:50ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2025-03-011210.3389/fnut.2025.15276851527685Proportion of food insecurity and its sociodemographic correlates among Spanish adolescents: the EHDLA studyEmily Cisneros-Vásquez0Miguel López-Moreno1Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza2Jorge Olivares-Arancibia3Rodrigo Yañéz-Sepúlveda4Nerea Martín-Calvo5Nerea Martín-Calvo6Nerea Martín-Calvo7Lee Smith8José Francisco López-Gil9One Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, EcuadorDiet, Planetary Health and Performance, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo, SpainFaculty of Education, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, ChileAFySE Group, Research in Physical Activity and School Health, School of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Universidad de las Américas, Santiago, ChileFaculty Education and Social Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, ChileDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, SpainIdiSNA, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, SpainPathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainCentre for Health Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United KingdomOne Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, EcuadorIntroductionInsufficient 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.MethodsA 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).ResultsFindings showed a prevalence of FI of 16.2%, with significant sociodemographic disparities. Adolescents from immigrant (n: 67; %: 46.9; odds ratio [OR] = 2.41; 95% CI: 1.38 to 4.21) and diverse (n: 25; %: 17.5; OR=2.04; 95% CI: 1.10 to 3.79) families showed a higher susceptibility to FI. In addition, higher parental education was related to lower FI (university education: n: 13; %: 9.6; OR=0.36; 95% CI: 0.17 to 0.74).ConclusionThese findings highlight the need for targeted public health policies that improve access to nutritious food, enhance parental education, and address socioeconomic inequalities to effectively reduce FI among Spanish adolescents.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1527685/fullfood insecurityhungeradolescentsSpaincorrelates |
| spellingShingle | Emily Cisneros-Vásquez Miguel López-Moreno Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza Jorge Olivares-Arancibia Rodrigo Yañéz-Sepúlveda Nerea Martín-Calvo Nerea Martín-Calvo Nerea Martín-Calvo Lee Smith José Francisco López-Gil Proportion of food insecurity and its sociodemographic correlates among Spanish adolescents: the EHDLA study Frontiers in Nutrition food insecurity hunger adolescents Spain correlates |
| title | Proportion of food insecurity and its sociodemographic correlates among Spanish adolescents: the EHDLA study |
| title_full | Proportion of food insecurity and its sociodemographic correlates among Spanish adolescents: the EHDLA study |
| title_fullStr | Proportion of food insecurity and its sociodemographic correlates among Spanish adolescents: the EHDLA study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Proportion of food insecurity and its sociodemographic correlates among Spanish adolescents: the EHDLA study |
| title_short | Proportion of food insecurity and its sociodemographic correlates among Spanish adolescents: the EHDLA study |
| title_sort | proportion of food insecurity and its sociodemographic correlates among spanish adolescents the ehdla study |
| topic | food insecurity hunger adolescents Spain correlates |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1527685/full |
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