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PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
卷 328, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115485
关键词
Hunger; Food insecurity; Depression; Mental health; Adolescents; Multi -country; Epidemiology
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Food insecurity is associated with higher odds of depressive symptoms among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. Addressing food insecurity may help prevent depression in this population.
Food insecurity may be a risk factor for depression in adolescents. However, data on this topic from low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are scarce, despite food insecurity being most common in LMICs. Therefore, we aimed to examine the association between food-insecurity and depressive symptoms among school-going adolescents from 22 LMICs.Cross-sectional data from the Global school-based Student Health Survey were analyzed. Self-report measures assessed past 12-month depressive symptoms and past 30-day food insecurity (hunger). Multivariable logistic regression and meta-analysis were conducted to assess associations.Data on 48,401 adolescents aged 12-15 years were analyzed [mean (SD) age 13.8 (0.9) years; 51.4 % females]. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 29.3 %, and those of moderate and severe food insecurity were 45.0 and 6.3 %, respectively. After adjustment for potential confounders, compared to no food insecurity, the pooled OR (95 %CI) of moderate and severe food insecurity were 1.36 (1.30-1.42) and 1.81 (1.67-1.97), respectively. The level of between-country heterogeneity was low.Food insecurity was associated with significantly higher odds for depressive symptoms among adolescents in LMICs. Policies to address food insecurity may also help prevent depression in this population, pending future longitudinal research.
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