2017
Children with access to improved sanitation but not improved water are at lower risk of stunting compared to children without access: a cohort study in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam
Dearden KA, Schott W, Crookston BT, Humphries DL, Penny ME, Behrman JR, The Young Lives Determinants and Consequences of Child Growth Project Team. Children with access to improved sanitation but not improved water are at lower risk of stunting compared to children without access: a cohort study in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam. BMC Public Health 2017, 17: 110. PMID: 28114914, PMCID: PMC5259877, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4033-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Using Positive Deviance to Understand the Uptake of Optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices by Mothers in an Urban Slum of Mumbai
D’Alimonte M, Deshmukh D, Jayaraman A, Chanani S, Humphries DL. Using Positive Deviance to Understand the Uptake of Optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices by Mothers in an Urban Slum of Mumbai. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2015, 20: 1133-1142. PMID: 26694045, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1899-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung child feeding practicesChild feeding practicesHealth workersSocial groupsSemi-structured key informant interviewsOptimal infantFeeding practicesYoung child feeding behaviorsKey informant interviewsUrban slumsAcute malnutrition programsSocial supportAge z-scoreChild feeding behaviorsDisadvantaged contextsQualitative researchInformant interviewsDeviance researchCMAM programCommunity managementQualitative methodsDietary recallsMaternal healthIndex childMalnutrition programsCross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations between Household Food Security and Child Anthropometry at Ages 5 and 8 Years in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam 1–3
Humphries DL, Dearden KA, Crookston BT, Fernald LC, Stein AD, Woldehanna T, Penny ME, Behrman JR. Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations between Household Food Security and Child Anthropometry at Ages 5 and 8 Years in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam 1–3. Journal Of Nutrition 2015, 145: 1924-1933. PMID: 26084361, PMCID: PMC4516765, DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.210229.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Households across All Income Quintiles, Especially the Poorest, Increased Animal Source Food Expenditures Substantially during Recent Peruvian Economic Growth
Humphries DL, Behrman JR, Crookston BT, Dearden KA, Schott W, Penny ME, . Households across All Income Quintiles, Especially the Poorest, Increased Animal Source Food Expenditures Substantially during Recent Peruvian Economic Growth. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e110961. PMID: 25372596, PMCID: PMC4220962, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsEconomic DevelopmentFamily CharacteristicsFoodHealth SurveysHumansIncomePeruSocioeconomic Factors