2021
A self‐applied valid scale for rapid tracking of household food insecurity among pregnant women in Sri Lanka
Agampodi TC, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Agampodi SB, Amarasinghe GS, Wickramasinghe ND, Jayasinghe IU, Hettiarachchi AU, Perez‐Escamilla R. A self‐applied valid scale for rapid tracking of household food insecurity among pregnant women in Sri Lanka. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2021, 17: e13165. PMID: 33733618, PMCID: PMC8189217, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological distressConcurrent validityModel-fitting analysesItem severity scoresGood model fitCognitive testingAdult versionParameter logistic modelPregnant womenPsychometric propertiesSecurity ScaleValid scaleCaribbean Food Security ScalePsychometric validationCOVID-19 pandemicModel fitDistressSTATA version 14Item 8Valid toolPregnancy cohortSeverity scoreSpecial clinicFood Security ScaleHousehold food insecurity
2009
Psychometric Properties of an Adapted Version of the US Household Food Security Survey Module for Assessing Food Insecurity Among Low-Income Pregnant Latinas
Hromi-Fiedler A, Bermúdez-Millán A, Melgar-Quiñonez H, Pérez-Escamilla R. Psychometric Properties of an Adapted Version of the US Household Food Security Survey Module for Assessing Food Insecurity Among Low-Income Pregnant Latinas. Journal Of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2009, 4: 81-94. PMID: 20046913, PMCID: PMC2748343, DOI: 10.1080/19320240802706866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousehold Food Security Survey ModulePregnant LatinasFood Security Survey ModuleLow-income pregnant LatinasU.S. Household Food Security Survey ModuleUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleSurvey ModulePsychometric propertiesPast monthPregnancyAdapted versionInternal validitySeverity levelsFood insecurityLatinas