2011
Food insecurity and depression predict change in fruit and vegetable intake in Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes
Chhabra J, Vega‐López S, Samuel G, Segura‐Pérez S, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Food insecurity and depression predict change in fruit and vegetable intake in Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes. The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 986.5-986.5. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.986.5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Unplanned Pregnancies Are Associated with Less Likelihood of Prolonged Breast-Feeding among Primiparous Women in Ghana
Chinebuah B, Pérez-Escamilla R. Unplanned Pregnancies Are Associated with Less Likelihood of Prolonged Breast-Feeding among Primiparous Women in Ghana. Journal Of Nutrition 2001, 131: 1247-1249. PMID: 11285333, DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.4.1247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimiparous womenBreast-feeding promotion programsBackward stepwise multivariate logistic regressionStepwise multivariate logistic regressionGreater median durationProlonged breast feedingBreast-feeding durationMultivariate logistic regressionCross-sectional analysisMedian durationBreast feedingMultiparous womenPregnancy intentionUnplanned pregnancyHealth SurveyPromotion programsKey confoundersLogistic regressionPregnancyWomenChild's ageDurationConfoundersDemographics
1999
Specifying the antecedents of breast-feeding duration in Peru through a structural equation model
Pérez-Escamilla R, Cobas J, Balcazar H, Benin M. Specifying the antecedents of breast-feeding duration in Peru through a structural equation model. Public Health Nutrition 1999, 2: 461-467. PMID: 10656465, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980099000646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding durationBreast-feeding initiationUnplanned pregnancySocioeconomic statusLast childHigher socioeconomic statusEarly discontinuationPrenatal careRisk factorsHealth SurveyPeruvian DemographicOlder childrenPregnancyChildrenDurationWomenStatusInitiationWhole sampleDiscontinuationYearsComplex mechanismsCareDemographics
1996
The association between cesarean delivery and breast-feeding outcomes among Mexican women.
Pérez-Escamilla R, Maulén-Radovan I, Dewey K. The association between cesarean delivery and breast-feeding outcomes among Mexican women. American Journal Of Public Health 1996, 86: 832-6. PMID: 8659658, PMCID: PMC1380403, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.6.832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding durationCesarean sectionBreast-feeding supportCesarean section deliveryBreast-feeding outcomesMultivariate logistic regressionMultivariate survival analysisEarly postpartum periodSection deliveryCesarean deliveryBreast feedingPostpartum periodRisk factorsHealth SurveySurvival analysisLogistic regressionMexican womenWomenMonthsDurationDeliveryAssociationPhysiciansDemographics