2025
Validation of a food security experience scale among indigenous populations in Brazil
Segall-Corrêa A, Luz V, do Amaral Azevedo M, Ferreira B, Emperaire L, Gruppi D, Marín-Leon L, Licio J, Pérez-Escamilla R. Validation of a food security experience scale among indigenous populations in Brazil. International Journal For Equity In Health 2025, 24: 175. PMID: 40517230, PMCID: PMC12167585, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02515-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere food insecurityFood insecurityIndigenous populationGood/very good healthPoor health statusIndigenous householdsPsychometrically valid scaleIndigenous organizationsIndigenous peoplesNutrition insecurityHealth statusRural communitiesGood healthHouseholdsBivariate analysisInsecurityNutrition securityLinguistic diversityRasch modelUrban areasIncomeMeasurement scaleExperiences ScaleMethodsA totalMitigate food
1994
Breastfeeding in Africa and the Latin American and Caribbean Region: the Potential Role of Urbanization
Perez-Escamilla R. Breastfeeding in Africa and the Latin American and Caribbean Region: the Potential Role of Urbanization. Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics 1994, 40: 137-143. PMID: 8078111, DOI: 10.1093/tropej/40.3.137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaBreast FeedingCaribbean RegionHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLatin AmericaRural PopulationUrban Population
1993
Breast-feeding patterns in nine Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Pérez-Escamilla R. Breast-feeding patterns in nine Latin American and Caribbean countries. 1993, 27: 32-42. PMID: 8490675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast FeedingChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantLatin AmericaRural PopulationSocioeconomic FactorsUrban PopulationWest Indies
1992
The epidemiology of breast-feeding in Mexico: rural vs. urban areas.
Perez-Escamilla R, Dewey K. The epidemiology of breast-feeding in Mexico: rural vs. urban areas. 1992, 26: 30-6. PMID: 1600435.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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