TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Household food insecurity and socio-demographic determinants in young adults: findings from a Portuguese population-based sample
JO  - International journal of public health
A1  - Maia, Isabel
A1  - Monjardino, Teresa
A1  - Lucas, Raquel
A1  - Ramos, Elisabete
A1  - Santos, Ana Cristina
SP  - 887
EP  - 895
VL  - 64
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the prevalence and the socio-demographic determinants of food insecurity among young adults at a time of economic crisis recovery. <br><br>METHODS: A cross-sectional study including 954 young adults (26 years old) from the EPITeen cohort (Porto, Portugal) was conducted. Food security status was evaluated using the US Household Food Security Survey Module: Six-Item Short Form. Associations between socio-demographic characteristics (sex, education, occupation, household size and structure and household income perception) and food insecurity were estimated using logistic regression. <br><br>RESULTS: At a time of economic crisis recovery, 11.0% of young adults experienced food insecurity. A higher odds of belonging to a food insecure household was observed in participants reporting an insufficient household income (OR = 23.3; 95% CI 11.3-47.8), those with less education (OR = 1.7; 95% CI 1.0-2.8), lower white-collar workers (OR = 2.3; 95% CI 1.2-4.2) and those living within a nuclear family including a partner and/or children (OR = 2.0; 95% CI 1.1-3.7). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings support the need for interventions targeting those from lower income, from nuclear families of young adults with a partner and/or descendants, less educated and with non-manual unskilled occupations, to reduce food insecurity, particularly in economic vulnerable settings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-8556
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-019-01243-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -