Adolescent Food Insecurity and Mental Health Survey in Eastern Ethiopia
by Kasiye Shiferaw·Updated 1mo ago
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Description
Survey data from 3,326 adolescents in the Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia, collected via a school-based cross-sectional study. The dataset includes measurements of adolescent-level food insecurity, common mental disorders, health-related quality of life, self-esteem, and substance use, analyzed using structural equation modeling. It was authored by Kasiye Shiferaw and last updated in May 2026.
Use Cases
Modeling the relationship between food insecurity and mental disorders based on validated scale scores.
Investigating protective factors like urban residency and self-esteem against common mental disorders.
Analyzing the co-occurrence of substance use and financial difficulties with mental health symptoms.
Strengths
Data collection used validated scales (HFIAS, KIDSCREEN-10, Rosenberg Scale, SDQ-25) and a structured questionnaire.
Rigorous quality control was implemented, including double data entry and daily completeness checks.
Analysis includes a structural equation model with a reported good fit (RMSEA=0.03, CFI=0.90).
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Data reflects a specific geographic and temporal context (Eastern Ethiopia, single cross-sectional study).
Provenance
Source
figshare
Collection Method
School-based cross-sectional study using a multistage sampling strategy and guided self-administration of questionnaires.
Time Range
The study period is not specified in the provided metadata.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-07 17:30:33; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia.
File format is XLS (Excel), requiring compatible software for access. License is CC-BY-4.0.