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Food Insecurity With Hunger and Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents From 53 Countries.

Lee SmithPhilip B WardDavy VancampfortGuillermo Felipe López-SánchezLin YangIgor GrabovacLouis JacobDamiano PizzolNicola VeroneseYoun Ho ShinJinhee LeeDaragh T McDermottAi Koyanagi
Published in: International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health (2021)
Objectives : To examine the relationship of food insecurity with sexual intercourse, multiple sexual partners and non-condom use. Methods : Data on food insecurity (hunger) and sexual behaviors from 205,296 adolescents from 53 countries. Associations were analyzed using meta-analysis. Results : Overall, 16.0% of the adolescents ever had sexual intercourse and the prevalence of moderate and severe food insecurity was 44.9% and 6.2%, respectively. Moderate and severe food insecurity was associated with higher odds for sexual intercourse. Any food insecurity was significantly associated with condom nonuse at last sex. Conclusions : Food insecurity was associated with higher odds of ever having sexual intercourse dose-dependently.
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