2011
Are the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA) items comparable across countries?
Perez‐Escamilla R, Paras P, Acosta M, Peyrou S, Nord M, Hromi‐Fiedler A. Are the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA) items comparable across countries? The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 226.8-226.8. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.226.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic opinion surveysHousehold food insecurityProportion of householdsOpinion surveyFood insecurityFood securityCountriesCaribbean regionChild itemsSocial unacceptabilityRasch model assumptionsHouseholdsRepresentative sampleUruguayELCSABalanced mealsMexicoInsecuritySeverity orderGuanajuatoScale itemsSecurity
2009
Adaptation of the US Household Food Security Survey Module for Low-Income Pregnant Latinas: Qualitative Phase
Hromi-Fiedler A, Bermúdez-Millán A, Segura-Pérez S, Damio G, Pérez-Escamilla R. Adaptation of the US Household Food Security Survey Module for Low-Income Pregnant Latinas: Qualitative Phase. Journal Of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2009, 4: 62-80. PMID: 20046909, PMCID: PMC2748279, DOI: 10.1080/19320240802706841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income pregnant LatinasHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleUS Household Food Security Survey ModulePregnant LatinasFood Security Survey ModuleFood insecurityCheap foodParticipants' recommendationsSurvey ModuleFood securityFocus groupsLatinasQualitative phaseUnited StatesVulnerable populationsFace validityGood face validityLow-cost foodsPostpartum LatinasBalanced mealsQuestionsFinal adaptationInsecurityTarget populationCommunity