2023
Gender, skin color, and household composition explain inequities in household food insecurity in Brazil
Santos L, Pérez-Escamilla R, de Souza Cherol C, Ferreira A, Salles-Costa R. Gender, skin color, and household composition explain inequities in household food insecurity in Brazil. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0002324. PMID: 37788232, PMCID: PMC10547153, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale-headed householdsSevere food insecurityHousehold food insecurityPresence of childrenMale-headed householdsFood insecurityBrazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement ScaleRace/skin colorIntersection of genderPrinciples of intersectionalityHousehold reference personMarried White menGender inequitySingle mothersHousehold compositionPolicy makersRepresentative surveySocial determinantsYears of ageHouseholdsEvidence-based programsMarital statusDearth of evidenceInsecurityInequities
2022
Gearing to success with national breastfeeding programmes: The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative experience
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Dykes FC, Kendall S. Gearing to success with national breastfeeding programmes: The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative experience. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2022, 19: e13339. PMID: 35254735, PMCID: PMC9835584, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeMaternal-child healthBehaviour change communication campaignsPublic health teamsHealth care systemEvidence-based programsInitiative experienceHospital InitiativeBreastfeeding protectionBreastfeeding environmentHealth teamsBreastfeeding programNutrition ProgramCare systemCommunication campaignsMaternity benefitsBreastfeedingWorkforce developmentPositive experiences