2018
Factors Influencing Dietary Practices Among Ghanaian Residents and Liberians Living in a Protracted Refugee Situation in Ghana
Mandelbaum J, Pérez-Escamilla R, Sandow A, Gallego-Pérez DF, Lartey A, Hromi-Fiedler A. Factors Influencing Dietary Practices Among Ghanaian Residents and Liberians Living in a Protracted Refugee Situation in Ghana. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2018, 51: 567-577. PMID: 30442569, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiberian refugeesRefugee settlementRefugee situationsProtracted Refugee SituationsMixed-method cross-sectional studyNational identityHost communitiesDepth interviewsLocal communitiesRefugeesQualitative dataFood accessGhanaian residentsIterative codingGhanaian womenAccess issuesDietary practicesGhanaiansSocial supportSettlementSensitive programsNeighboring villagesPracticeGhanaCommunity
2011
Nutrient and food intakes differ among Latina subgroups during pregnancy
Hromi-Fiedler A, Bermúdez-Millán A, Segura-Pérez S, Pérez-Escamilla R. Nutrient and food intakes differ among Latina subgroups during pregnancy. Public Health Nutrition 2011, 15: 341-351. PMID: 21729472, PMCID: PMC3235398, DOI: 10.1017/s136898001100108x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood groupsLow-income pregnant LatinasLatina subgroupsCross-sectional studyPregnant LatinasH recallDietary intakeChronic diseasesFood intakePrenatal surveyIntakeHigh levelsSame geographical areaLatina clientsSubgroupsPuerto RicansGroupSelf-reported ethnic identityLatinasPregnancyDietitiansCliniciansDiseaseCT
2009
Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Childhood Malaria in Rural Haiti 1 , 2
Pérez-Escamilla R, Dessalines M, Finnigan M, Pachón H, Hromi-Fiedler A, Gupta N. Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Childhood Malaria in Rural Haiti 1 , 2. Journal Of Nutrition 2009, 139: 2132-2138. PMID: 19741201, DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.108852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical malariaRisk factorsHousehold food insecurityAdditional risk factorsRisk of malariaPoor child healthFood insecureChildhood malariaChildren 1Child BMIFood insecuritySevere food insecureChild vitaminChild healthMultivariate analysisMalariaConvenience sampleWomenBMIReference time periodColostrumSupplementation
2008
Impact of Peer Nutrition Education on Dietary Behaviors and Health Outcomes among Latinos: A Systematic Literature Review
Pérez-Escamilla R, Hromi-Fiedler A, Vega-López S, Bermúdez-Millán A, Segura-Pérez S. Impact of Peer Nutrition Education on Dietary Behaviors and Health Outcomes among Latinos: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2008, 40: 208-225. PMID: 18565462, PMCID: PMC2746903, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2008.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research