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ArticlePublic health nutrition2026

Food insecurity among university students: a comparative analysis across nine European countries in the FINESCOP project.

Maike Kötzsche, Ramona Teuber, Liv Elin Torheim, Gréta Jakobsdóttir, Arja T Lyytinen, Piotr Romaniuk, Juliana Almeida-de-Souza, María Luisa Di Pietro, Filiz Malkoc Kinikli, Naiara Martinez-Perez and 15 more

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Maike KötzscheFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management, Chair of Agricultural and Food Market Analysis, https://ror.org/033eqas34Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU), Giessen, Germany.
Ramona TeuberFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management, Chair of Agricultural and Food Market Analysis, https://ror.org/033eqas34Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU), Giessen, Germany.
Liv Elin TorheimDepartment of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), Oslo, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3161-1635
Gréta JakobsdóttirDepartment of Health Promotion, Sport and Leisure Studies, School of Education, University of Iceland (UI), Reykjavik, Iceland.
Arja T LyytinenInstitute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9111-2838
Piotr RomaniukDepartment of Public Health Policy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Juliana Almeida-de-SouzaCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (LA SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), Bragança, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2578-3684
María Luisa Di PietroDipartimento Universitario Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Filiz Malkoc KinikliDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ege University, Bornova/Izmir, Türkiye.
Naiara Martinez-PerezBIOMICs Research Group, Microfluidics & BIOMICs Cluster, Department of Nursing I, University of the Basque Country EHU, Leioa, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7271-3657
Laura García-IruretagoyenaDepartment of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of the Basque Country EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Marianne MolinDepartment of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), Oslo, Norway.
Ida KristoffersenDepartment of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), Oslo, Norway.
Kari AlmendingenDepartment of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), Oslo, Norway.
Brittany M RepellaDepartment of Health Promotion, Sport and Leisure Studies, School of Education, University of Iceland (UI), Reykjavik, Iceland.
Tiina RissanenInstitute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Irmgard JordanBioversity International, Rome, Italy.
Eleonore A HeilCenter for Sustainable Food Systems, Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU), Giessen, Germany.
Klaudia AlcerDepartment of Public Health Policy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Vera Ferro-LebresCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (LA SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), Bragança, Portugal.
Anna Carolina Cortez-RibeiroCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (LA SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), Bragança, Portugal.
Drieda ZaçeDipartimento Universitario Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Gökçe KoçNatural Resource Institute Finland (LUKE), Helsinki, Finland.
Marta Arroyo-IzagaBIOMICs Research Group, Microfluidics & BIOMICs Cluster, Department of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Lascaray Research Center, Bioaraba BA04.03, University of the Basque Country EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5592-4241
FINESCOP Investigators

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe 'Food Insecurity among European University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic' (FINESCOP) study investigates food insecurity (FI) and factors associated with FI among university students in nine European countries.

designA cross-sectional, web-based survey design was employed. The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) was used for standardised assessment of FI across the study sites.

settingThe study was conducted at nine universities in different European countries.

participantsA total of 3250 cases were included in the joint analysis, with FI assessed using the standardised FAO-developed FIES.

resultsThe findings reveal considerable regional disparities in FI, with moderate or severe FI (FI

conclusionsWhile the FIES provides standardised assessments across diverse contexts, the survey's timing during the COVID-19 pandemic may limit the findings' generalisability to non-pandemic periods. Future research should adopt longitudinal designs and refine the FIES to enhance its applicability in diverse settings. This study emphasises that university students in Europe have unique vulnerabilities to FI, which must be recognised to create effective interventions and further research into its structural causes.

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COVID-19Food InsecurityStudentsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEuropeEuropean PeopleFemaleHumansMalePandemicsPrevalenceSARS-CoV-2Socioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesEuropeFood insecurityFood Insecurity Experience ScaleRasch modelUniversity students

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