2024
Food insecurity experience-based scales and food security governance: A case study from Brazil
Pérez-Escamilla R, Salles-Costa R, Segall-Corrêa A. Food insecurity experience-based scales and food security governance: A case study from Brazil. Global Food Security 2024, 41: 100766. DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood security governanceSecurity governanceEconomic policyEquitable social policyBrazilian Food Insecurity ScaleFood Insecurity ScaleSocial policyPolitical crisisPolicy shiftPolitical administrationEconomic recessionEconomic growthPolicyGovernmentEBIACrisisCOVID-19 pandemicCase studyBrazilRecessionCOVID-19ContextFI ratesFoodCritical research gaps in treating growth faltering in infants under 6 months: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Tomori C, O’Connor D, Ververs M, Orta-Aleman D, Paone K, Budhathoki C, Pérez-Escamilla R. Critical research gaps in treating growth faltering in infants under 6 months: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0001860. PMID: 38190356, PMCID: PMC10773941, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight gainHigh riskSystematic reviewInfant formulaChild health outcomesFull-text eligibilityGrowth falteringInclusion criteriaLactation supportModerate heterogeneityHealth outcomesInfantsSmall sample sizeStatistical differenceBangladeshi studyMonthsSupplemental milkSignificant differencesCOVID-19 pandemicInterventionHigh rateHigh attritionTrialsDF-100EligibilityScaling up a home-visiting program for child development in Brazil: a comparative case studies analysis
Buccini G, Gubert M, de Araújo Palmeira P, Godoi L, dos Santos L, Esteves G, Venancio S, Pérez-Escamilla R. Scaling up a home-visiting program for child development in Brazil: a comparative case studies analysis. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2024, 29: 100665. PMID: 38235370, PMCID: PMC10793162, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparative case study analysisCase study analysisStudy analysisCOVID-19 pandemicSocial assistance sectorEarly childhood development programsFood-insecure familiesChildhood development programsMunicipal teamsTemporary contractsEnormous reachSocial needsSystem-level barriersUnsuccessful implementationLow salariesIntended impactDevelopment programsImplementation barriersQualitative analysisHome visit programChild developmentInfrequent supervisionImplementation outcomesLimited knowledgeImplementation model
2023
Maternal emotional regulation strategy is associated with newborn feeding practices within 72 h after delivery: Cross sectional analyses of a multi-center study in China
Li H, Lin S, Shen X, Amaerjiang N, Shu W, Li M, Xiao H, Segura-Pérez S, Pérez-Escamilla R, Fan X, Hu Y. Maternal emotional regulation strategy is associated with newborn feeding practices within 72 h after delivery: Cross sectional analyses of a multi-center study in China. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 333: 202-208. PMID: 37084980, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.04.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFeeding practicesH postpartumEarly feeding practicesInfant feeding practicesHealth of mothersMulti-center studyNewborn feeding practicesDevelopment of infantsChi-square testEBF ratesMultivariable analysisPart of interventionsNewborn periodSocio-demographic characteristicsBreastfeeding interventionsSelf-administrated questionnaireHealth providersEmotional regulationLogistic regressionBaseline surveyLongitudinal studyMothersCOVID-19 pandemicPostpartumSectional analysis
2022
Shifting to virtual breastfeeding counseling for low-income women in the US during COVID-19: A partner-engaged multimethod evaluation of program adaptations
Rhodes E, LaPlant H, Zahid M, Abuwala N, Damio G, Crummett C, Surprenant R, Pérez-Escamilla R. Shifting to virtual breastfeeding counseling for low-income women in the US during COVID-19: A partner-engaged multimethod evaluation of program adaptations. Frontiers In Health Services 2022, 2: 1020326. PMID: 36925793, PMCID: PMC10012814, DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2022.1020326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirtual servicesVideo callsCore functionsLow-income womenVirtual service deliveryPeer counselorsPerson visitsPeer counselingProgram adaptationMultiple sourcesHome environmentCOVID-19 pandemicPhonesServicesImplementation successService deliveryBreastfeeding counselingCounseling visitsProgram effectivenessSystematic processSupportive supervisionAdaptation designClients' homesInformationImplementation outcomes
2021
Breastfeeding media coverage and beliefs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: implications for breastfeeding equity
Vilar-Compte M, Gaitán-Rossi P, Rhodes E, Cruz-Villalba V, Pérez-Escamilla R. Breastfeeding media coverage and beliefs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: implications for breastfeeding equity. International Journal For Equity In Health 2021, 20: 260. PMID: 34930273, PMCID: PMC8685797, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-021-01588-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Socioeconomic statusCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicBreastmilk of mothersLong-term health benefitsInfant feeding optionsPublic health priorityCOVID-19 infectionWorld Breastfeeding WeekYears of ageDirect breastfeedingResultsA totalLong-term benefitsHealth priorityBreastfeedingMexican adultsFeeding optionsHealth inequitiesHealth benefitsMothersBreastmilkAdultsRetrospective content analysisVulnerable groupsA 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
2020
Food insecurity measurement and prevalence estimates during the COVID-19 pandemic in a repeated cross-sectional survey in Mexico
Gaitán-Rossi P, Vilar-Compte M, Teruel G, Pérez-Escamilla R. Food insecurity measurement and prevalence estimates during the COVID-19 pandemic in a repeated cross-sectional survey in Mexico. Public Health Nutrition 2020, 24: 412-421. PMID: 33050968, PMCID: PMC7653232, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980020004000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional surveyCaribbean Food Security ScaleRepeated cross-sectional surveyCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 lockdownFood insecurity prevalenceFood Security ScaleGeneral populationFood insecurityPrevalence estimatesSocio-economic statusMonthly prevalenceTelephone modalityTelephone surveyConcurrent validityPhone surveyWhy identifying households by degree of food insecurity matters for policymaking
Pérez-Escamilla R, Vilar-Compte M, Gaitan-Rossi P. Why identifying households by degree of food insecurity matters for policymaking. Global Food Security 2020, 26: 100459. DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor economic shocksFood insecurity indicatorsExperience-based measuresPolicy relevanceDevelopment indicatorsFI levelsEarly childhood development indicatorsLatin AmericaEconomic shocksProcess of introductionGlobal levelCOVID-19 pandemicHouseholdsPublic health emergencyHealth emergencyMental health outcomesPolicymakingPolicyLiterature reviewPolicymakersHealth outcomesContinuum of levelsMeaningArticleIndicatorsCOVID‐19 and maternal and child food and nutrition insecurity: a complex syndemic
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Cunningham K, Moran VH. COVID‐19 and maternal and child food and nutrition insecurity: a complex syndemic. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 16: e13036. PMID: 32458574, PMCID: PMC7267083, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research