2018
Factors Influencing Dietary Practices Among Ghanaian Residents and Liberians Living in a Protracted Refugee Situation in Ghana
Mandelbaum J, Pérez-Escamilla R, Sandow A, Gallego-Pérez DF, Lartey A, Hromi-Fiedler A. Factors Influencing Dietary Practices Among Ghanaian Residents and Liberians Living in a Protracted Refugee Situation in Ghana. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2018, 51: 567-577. PMID: 30442569, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiberian refugeesRefugee settlementRefugee situationsProtracted Refugee SituationsMixed-method cross-sectional studyNational identityHost communitiesDepth interviewsLocal communitiesRefugeesQualitative dataFood accessGhanaian residentsIterative codingGhanaian womenAccess issuesDietary practicesGhanaiansSocial supportSettlementSensitive programsNeighboring villagesPracticeGhanaCommunity
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 sampleRefugeesAssociationAdherenceAcculturationLiberiansBarriers and Facilitators to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among WIC-Eligible Pregnant Latinas: An Application of the Health Action Process Approach Framework
Hromi-Fiedler A, Chapman D, Segura-Pérez S, Damio G, Clark P, Martinez J, Pérez-Escamilla R. Barriers and Facilitators to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among WIC-Eligible Pregnant Latinas: An Application of the Health Action Process Approach Framework. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2016, 48: 468-477.e1. PMID: 27373861, PMCID: PMC4934128, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2016.04.398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Action Process Approach frameworkPregnant LatinasSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramMaternal health statusSupplemental Nutrition ProgramSocial supportFamily/friendsSingleton pregnanciesVegetable intakePrenatal factorsHealth statusNutrition ProgramLarger studyIntakeWomenInterventionDistal factorsLatinasNonsmokersObeseOverweightTrimesterPregnancyOutcome expectationsInfants
2013
Persistent household food insecurity, HIV, and maternal stress in Peri-Urban Ghana
Garcia J, Hromi-Fiedler A, Mazur RE, Marquis G, Sellen D, Lartey A, Pérez-Escamilla R. Persistent household food insecurity, HIV, and maternal stress in Peri-Urban Ghana. BMC Public Health 2013, 13: 215. PMID: 23497026, PMCID: PMC3608015, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent household food insecurityMaternal HIV diagnosisHIV-positive womenMaternal stressHousehold food insecurityFood insecure householdsHIV diagnosisSevere food insecure householdsBinary multivariate logistic regression modelMultivariate logistic regression modelInsecure householdsHIV-negative groupUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleTime points postpartumFood Security Survey ModuleStress ScaleLogistic regression modelsMaternal HIVFood insecureHIV infectionVoluntary counselingFood insecurityIndependent associationMonths postpartum
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 healthEducationNutrient and food intakes differ among Latina subgroups during pregnancy
Hromi-Fiedler A, Bermúdez-Millán A, Segura-Pérez S, Pérez-Escamilla R. Nutrient and food intakes differ among Latina subgroups during pregnancy. Public Health Nutrition 2011, 15: 341-351. PMID: 21729472, PMCID: PMC3235398, DOI: 10.1017/s136898001100108x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood groupsLow-income pregnant LatinasLatina subgroupsCross-sectional studyPregnant LatinasH recallDietary intakeChronic diseasesFood intakePrenatal surveyIntakeHigh levelsSame geographical areaLatina clientsSubgroupsPuerto RicansGroupSelf-reported ethnic identityLatinasPregnancyDietitiansCliniciansDiseaseCT
2010
Household food insecurity is associated with depressive symptoms among low‐income pregnant Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Segura‐Pérez S, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Household food insecurity is associated with depressive symptoms among low‐income pregnant Latinas. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2010, 7: 421-430. PMID: 20735732, PMCID: PMC3008302, DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00266.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income pregnant LatinasPrenatal depressive symptomsPregnant LatinasHousehold food insecurityDepressive symptomsPrenatal depressionRisk factorsEpidemiological Studies Depression ScaleIndependent risk factorFood-secure womenUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleCross-sectional studyHistory of depressionHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleFood Security Survey ModuleThird of participantsFood insecurityIndependent associationDepression riskDepression ScaleFair healthLogistic regressionSymptomsEPDSUSA study
2009
Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Childhood Malaria in Rural Haiti 1 , 2
Pérez-Escamilla R, Dessalines M, Finnigan M, Pachón H, Hromi-Fiedler A, Gupta N. Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Childhood Malaria in Rural Haiti 1 , 2. Journal Of Nutrition 2009, 139: 2132-2138. PMID: 19741201, DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.108852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical malariaRisk factorsHousehold food insecurityAdditional risk factorsRisk of malariaPoor child healthFood insecureChildhood malariaChildren 1Child BMIFood insecuritySevere food insecureChild vitaminChild healthMultivariate analysisMalariaConvenience sampleWomenBMIReference time periodColostrumSupplementation