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ArticleInternational journal of public health2025

Food Insecurity and Loneliness in the Former Soviet Countries.

Andrew Stickley, Naoki Kondo, Tomiki Sumiyoshi, Mall Leinsalu, Vladislav Ruchkin, Roman Koposov, Yosuke Inoue, Martin McKee

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Andrew StickleyStockholm Centre for Health and Social Change (SCOHOST), Sodertorn University, Huddinge, Sweden.
Naoki KondoDepartment of Social Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Tomiki SumiyoshiDepartment of Preventive Intervention for Psychiatric Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Centre of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
Mall LeinsaluStockholm Centre for Health and Social Change (SCOHOST), Sodertorn University, Huddinge, Sweden.
Vladislav RuchkinDivision of Neuroscience, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Roman KoposovRegional Center for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Yosuke InoueIndependent Researcher, London, United Kingdom.
Martin McKeeDepartment of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

Objectives: To examine the association between food insecurity (FI) and loneliness in countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU). Methods: Data were analysed from 15,568 adults in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine, collected in the Health in Times of Transition (HITT) survey in 2010-2011. Information was obtained on both FI and loneliness with single-item measures. Logistic regression was used to examine associations. Results: In a fully adjusted analysis, moderate (OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.16-1.57) and severe FI (OR: 1.94, 95% CI: 1.58-2.38) were associated with significantly higher odds of loneliness in the pooled sample. In sex- and age-stratified analyses, severe FI was associated with loneliness in all population subgroups, with odds ratios ranging from 1.69 to 1.99. However, moderate FI was linked to loneliness in only three of the five subgroups. In further analyses, FI was associated with loneliness in six of the nine countries. Conclusion: FI is associated with loneliness in FSU countries. Efforts to increase food security in these countries may be important for improving physical and psychological well-being among adults in the general population.

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Food InsecurityLonelinessAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHealth SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedUSSRYoung Adultcross-sectional studyfood insecurelonelyRussiaUkraine

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