2020
Investigating the Relationship between Food Insecurity and Fertility Preferences in Tanzania
DiClemente K, Grace K, Kershaw T, Bosco E, Humphries D. Investigating the Relationship between Food Insecurity and Fertility Preferences in Tanzania. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2020, 25: 302-310. PMID: 33185825, PMCID: PMC7878326, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-020-03022-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold hungerFertility preferencesMore childrenRisk of pregnancyFood insecurityMaternal ageHealth SurveyTanzania DemographicMulti-level factorsPotential associationSimilar associationChild stuntingChildren ages fiveSame covariatesWomen's fertilityFood insecurity measuresResultsOn averageWomenPregnancySimilar populationsChildrenAge fiveAssociationGeneralized logit modelFertility aspirations
2013
Hookworm Infection among School Age Children in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Nutritional Risk Factors and Response to Albendazole Treatment
Humphries D, Simms BT, Davey D, Otchere J, Quagraine J, Terryah S, Newton S, Berg E, Harrison LM, Boakye D, Wilson M, Cappello M. Hookworm Infection among School Age Children in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Nutritional Risk Factors and Response to Albendazole Treatment. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2013, 89: 540-548. PMID: 23836564, PMCID: PMC3771297, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKintampo North MunicipalityHookworm infectionCure rateSchool-aged childrenModest cure ratesSingle-dose albendazoleNutritional risk factorsLevels of antibodiesYears of ageAge childrenMalaria parasitemiaAlbendazole treatmentRisk factorsChildren 6InfectionInfection statusHealth careSignificant predictorsAnimal foodsHookwormAlbendazoleFurther investigationAgeChildrenLow consumptionPortion size variably affects food intake of 6-year-old and 4-year-old children in Kunming, China
Smith L, Conroy K, Wen H, Rui L, Humphries D. Portion size variably affects food intake of 6-year-old and 4-year-old children in Kunming, China. Appetite 2013, 69: 31-38. PMID: 23702260, PMCID: PMC4319705, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research