2025
Validation of the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELSCA) for use in Samoa
Tanawattanacharoen V, Choy C, Anesi T, Hromi-Fiedler A, Naseri T, Reupena M, Duckham R, Wang D, Hawley N, Ulberg C. Validation of the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELSCA) for use in Samoa. Journal Of Nutrition 2025 PMID: 40127734, DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaribbean Food Security ScaleFood Security ScaleFood insecurityInternal consistencySecurity ScaleDegree of food insecurityChildren's dietary intakeLongitudinal cohort studyRasch modelProtective factorsItem infit statisticsFocus group discussionsObesity riskInfit statisticsContent validityMaternal educationConstruct validityHealthy foodSamoan mothersSamoan womenCohort studyDietary intakeHousehold incomeGroup discussionsCohort characteristicsSerum anti-mullerian hormone levels and age among Samoan women
O’Brien G, Lambert-Messerlian G, Hawley N, Fidow U, Naseri T, Reupena M, Kershaw E, Azar M, Pangburn M, McGarvey S. Serum anti-mullerian hormone levels and age among Samoan women. Reproductive Biology And Endocrinology 2025, 23: 45. PMID: 40108611, PMCID: PMC11921511, DOI: 10.1186/s12958-025-01379-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPCOS prevalencePolycystic ovary syndromeSerum anti-Mullerian hormoneAnti-Mullerian hormoneAnti-Mullerian hormone levelsSamoan womenAssociation of anti-Mullerian hormoneContraceptive useBody mass indexSerum anti-mullerian hormone levelsEthnic minority populationsHormonal contraceptive useAMH levelsAssociated with ageFree androgen indexMinority populationsSex hormone binding globulinReproductive healthAssociated with body mass indexSerum total testosteroneAndrogen indexPrevalence of obesityRelated declineTobacco useAdult women
2017
Conceptions of pregnancy health and motivations for healthful behavior change among women in American Samoa
Kocher EL, Lamb J, McGarvey ST, Faiai M, Muasau-Howard BT, Hawley NL. Conceptions of pregnancy health and motivations for healthful behavior change among women in American Samoa. Women And Birth 2017, 31: e32-e41. PMID: 28662836, DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesAmerican Samoan womenBehavior changeHealthful behavior changeObesity-related non-communicable diseasesHealth behavior interventionsPre-contemplative stagePregnancy healthBehaviour change interventionsPregnancyEfficacious interventionsHealthy behaviorsHealthful behaviorsBalanced dietWomenSamoan womenChange interventionsInterventionBehavior interventionsBabiesHealthSocial supportIdeal timeProtective treatmentThematic analysis
2015
Hospital practices and concerns about infant satiety are barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in American Samoa
Hawley N, Holmdahl I, Strait E, Freeman J, Muasau-Howard B, To'oto'o-Solaita A, McGarvey S. Hospital practices and concerns about infant satiety are barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in American Samoa. Pacific Journal Of Reproductive Health 2015, 1 DOI: 10.18313/pjrh.2015.905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInitiation of breastfeedingExclusive breastfeedingHospital dischargeInfant feedingAmerican Samoan womenChildhood obesity preventionSamoan womenIndividual-level barriersEvidence-based interventionsLack of skinBreastfeeding methodInfant satietyProspective studyWeeks postpartumLate pregnancyObesity preventionBreastfeedingHospital practiceSkin contactSatiety cuesEfficacious strategyPostpartumLack of educationWomenLevel barriers
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