2024
Commercial milk formula marketing entry points: setting the course of infant and young child feeding trajectories
Vilar-Compte M, Hernández-Cordero S, Pérez-Escamilla R, Tomori C. Commercial milk formula marketing entry points: setting the course of infant and young child feeding trajectories. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2653. PMID: 39342250, PMCID: PMC11438275, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19997-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocioecological modelHealth professionalsCommercial milk formulaHealth care providersHealth care systemYoung child feedingCare providersCommercial determinantsCare systemChild feedingSocioeconomic statusHealth institutionsBreastfeeding decisionsQualitative studyLack trainingIYCFInfant feedingLife course phaseHealthSocietal levelBreastfeedingProfessionalsCounseling systemCourse phaseSocial normsInvestment Framework for Nutrition 2024
Shekar M, Shibata Okamura K, Vilar-Compte M, Dell’Aira C. Investment Framework for Nutrition 2024. 2024 DOI: 10.1596/42164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreastfeeding among women employed in Mexico’s informal sector: strategies to overcome key barriers
Goodman J, Lara-Mejía V, Hernández-Cordero S, Vilar-Compte M. Breastfeeding among women employed in Mexico’s informal sector: strategies to overcome key barriers. International Journal For Equity In Health 2024, 23: 144. PMID: 39044248, PMCID: PMC11264414, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-024-02147-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformal employmentInformal sectorSocial protection programsWorking conditions of womenCondition of womenShort-term policiesSocial protectionEconomic vulnerabilityQualitative thematic analysisInformal workersMaternity leaveRespondents expressed concernsPotential policiesGovernment agenciesPolicyEmploymentThematic analysisMaternal protectionLabor protectionLonger-term solutionsProtection programsInternational organizationsLegal equivalentRelevant programsBreastfeedingPredictors of persistent moderate and severe food insecurity in a longitudinal survey in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic
Gaitán-Rossi P, Hernández-Solano A, López-Caballero V, Zurita-Corro R, García-Ruiz X, Pérez-Hernández V, Vilar-Compte M. Predictors of persistent moderate and severe food insecurity in a longitudinal survey in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1374815. PMID: 38989123, PMCID: PMC11233454, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1374815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousehold food insecurityPersistent household food insecuritySevere household food insecurityFood insecuritySocioeconomic indicatorsMeasures of household food insecurityFood security policiesSevere food insecurityFinancial coping strategiesSocioeconomic statusLatin AmericaLongitudinal surveySecurity policySocioeconomic predictorsCOVID-19 pandemicLongitudinal telephone surveyGovernment supportHouseholdsInsecurityTelephone surveyCoping strategiesRelevant indicatorsCOVID-19Mexican populationScant evidence
2023
Factors associated with emotional and social loneliness among Latin American family care partners of people with dementia and other long‐term conditions during Covid‐19
Tapia‐Muñoz T, Leon T, Slachevsky A, Beber B, Nubia C, Vilar‐Compte M, Gaitan P, Olavarria L, Castro L, Pinto A, Chen Y, Grycuk E, Leroi I, Lawlor B, Duran‐Aniotz C, O'Sullivan R, Miranda‐Castillo C. Factors associated with emotional and social loneliness among Latin American family care partners of people with dementia and other long‐term conditions during Covid‐19. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.077002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare partnersMental healthCOVID-19Public health interventionsWorse mental healthCOVID-19 pandemicFamily care partnersLong-term conditionsCOVID-19-related restrictionsDementia care partnersHigh burdenHealth interventionsDementiaSpecial riskConclusions LonelinessLower educationHealth conditionsSelf-report surveySocial isolationSignificant increaseLinear regression modelsRegression modelsPandemicLower perceptionsHealthImplementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in Mexico: a systematic literature review using the RE-AIM framework
Bueno A, Vilar-Compte M, Cruz-Villalba V, Rovelo-Velázquez N, Rhodes E, Pérez-Escamilla R. Implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in Mexico: a systematic literature review using the RE-AIM framework. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1251981. PMID: 38145069, PMCID: PMC10740192, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1251981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeRE-AIM frameworkTen StepsHospital InitiativeHealth facilitiesEfficacy/effectivenessCritical Appraisal ChecklistReview inclusion criteriaData extraction toolSystematic literature reviewSuccessful breastfeedingSupport breastfeedingInclusion criteriaDate restrictionsSystematic reviewAppraisal ChecklistStudy biasLiterature reviewImplementation researchBreastfeedingGroup meetingsReviewPrior studiesMultiple strategiesStrong evidenceHealthcare professionals and commercial milk formula recommendations in the urban Mexican context
Hernández-Cordero S, Vilar-Compte M, Tomori C, Lara-Mejía V, Rovelo-Velázquez N, Hayes K, Pérez-Escamilla R. Healthcare professionals and commercial milk formula recommendations in the urban Mexican context. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1260222. PMID: 38045970, PMCID: PMC10693414, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1260222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommercial milk formulaPregnant womenInfant feeding decisionsHealthcare professionalsEarly infant feeding practicesInfant feeding recommendationsInfant feeding practicesFeeding decisionsFocus group discussionsHCP beliefsHCP recommendationOptimal careChildren 0Infant feedingHCP perceptionsChild healthCurrent recommendationsBreastfeedingMilk formulaFeeding practicesFeeding recommendationsSecondary objectiveSecondary qualitative data analysisFacility policiesWomenAn analysis of actors participating in the design and implementation of workplace breastfeeding interventions in Mexico using the NetMap analysis approach
Litwan K, Lara-Mejía V, Chahine T, Hernández-Cordero S, Vilar-Compte M, Pérez-Escamilla R. An analysis of actors participating in the design and implementation of workplace breastfeeding interventions in Mexico using the NetMap analysis approach. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1192600. PMID: 38026332, PMCID: PMC10663280, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1192600.Peer-Reviewed Original Research