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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCOVID-19FemaleFood InsecurityFood SupplyHumansIndiaPandemicsPregnancyPregnant WomenReproducibility of ResultsSARS-CoV-2Sri LankaSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsPsychological 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
2016
Dietary patterns in Liberian refugees in Buduburam, Ghana
Ross WL, Gallego‐Pérez D, Lartey A, Sandow A, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Hromi‐Fiedler A. Dietary patterns in Liberian refugees in Buduburam, Ghana. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2016, 13 PMID: 27921367, PMCID: PMC6866052, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary patternsLiberian refugeesHealthy patternMore adherentRefugee settlementDietary pattern adherenceFood frequency questionnaireDistinct dietary patternsAssociations of interestCross-sectional surveyFrequency questionnairePattern adherenceFat patternGhanaian womenFood consumptionFood environmentSignificant differencesYoung childrenRefugee populationsSystematic sampleRefugeesAssociationAdherenceAcculturationLiberians
2011
Stress and the Social Determinants of Maternal Health among Puerto Rican Women: A CBPR Approach
Bermúdez-Millán A, Damio G, Cruz J, D'Angelo K, Segura-Pérez S, Hromi-Fiedler A, Pérez-Escamilla R. Stress and the Social Determinants of Maternal Health among Puerto Rican Women: A CBPR Approach. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2011, 22: 1315-1330. PMID: 22080712, PMCID: PMC3642771, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchConnecticutFemaleFocus GroupsFood SupplyHealth Services AccessibilityHispanic or LatinoHumansMaternal WelfarePregnancyPregnancy OutcomePrejudicePrenatal CarePuerto RicoQualitative ResearchRisk FactorsSocial EnvironmentSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsFood insecurityPuerto Rican womenQualitative research projectFocus groupsCommunity experiencesLack of accessFocus group findingsMaternal healthCBPR approachState of ConnecticutSocial determinantsQuality educationHealth care accessPovertySignificant life stressorsResearch projectInsecurityUnsafe environmentRace/ethnicityPremature birthCare accessReproductive ageGroup findingsChild healthEducation