ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Household food insecurity and educational outcomes in school-going adolescents in Ghana.
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- Associations between exposure to nutrition, WASH interventions and children's academic performance in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Adolescent and Parental Perspectives of Food Insecurity at Home and at School Among Adolescents Attending Junior High Schools in Cape Coast, Ghana.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Exploring food and nutrition security perspectives among high school adolescents in Machakel District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a qualitative study.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Food Insecurity is Associated with Poor Diet Quality Among Pregnant Adolescents and Adolescent Mothers in Ghana.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Impact of investments in agricultural innovation on food security in sub-Saharan Africa.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Food insecurity and academic performance in Spanish adolescents: Results from the EHDLA study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Household food insecurity and its association with academic performance among primary school adolescents in Hargeisa City, Somaliland.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe examined the association of household food insecurity with educational outcomes and explored the moderating effect of gender and school lunch programme.
designThe study used a cross-sectional design. Data were collected in 2014 using interviewer-administered questionnaires and school administrative records. We measured household food insecurity using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale. Educational outcomes referred to knowledge, attitudes and skills that students are expected to obtain while attending school. We obtained sixteen different measures of educational outcomes, ranging from academic grades to beliefs and attitudes towards school and education. Data were analysed using multilevel modelling with covariates at the student and school levels. We conducted moderation tests by adding a two-way interaction between food insecurity and gender, and between food insecurity and school lunch programme.
settingThe study was conducted in 100 schools located in fifty-four districts within Ghana's eight administrative regions in 2014.
participantsParticipants included 2201 school-going adolescents aged 15-19 years.
resultsMore than 60 % of adolescents were from food-insecure households. Household food insecurity was negatively associated with Math grade and school attendance. Food insecurity was also inversely associated with socio-emotional outcomes, including academic self-efficacy, commitment to school and academic aspirations and expectations. We did not find a moderating effect of gender and school lunch programme.
conclusionsFood insecurity is negatively associated with wide-ranging educational outcomes related to both learning and socio-emotional abilities. Our study supports prior evidence suggesting the importance of food access on both cognitive and non-cognitive educational outcomes.
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