Food Insecurity and Common Mental Disorders among Ethiopian Youth: Structural Equation Modeling.

Mulusew Gerbaba JebenaDavid LindstromTefera BelachewCraig HadleyCarl LachatRoos VerstraetenNathalie De CockPatrick Kolsteren

Published in: PloS one (2016)

Food insecurity is directly associated with common mental disorders among youth in Ethiopia. Interventions that aim to improve mental health status of youth should consider strategies to improve access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food.

Keyphrases

mental health
physical activity
young adults
risk assessment