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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleFertilityFood InsecurityFood SupplyHumansMaternal AgePregnancyResidence CharacteristicsSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsHousehold 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
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 programsResilience, stress, and life quality in older adults living with HIV/AIDS
Fang X, Vincent W, Calabrese SK, Heckman TG, Sikkema KJ, Humphries DL, Hansen NB. Resilience, stress, and life quality in older adults living with HIV/AIDS. Aging & Mental Health 2015, 19: 1015-1021. PMID: 25633086, PMCID: PMC4520800, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2014.1003287.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 FactorsBoundary Development in the Field of International Nutrition Science
Stefani M, Humphries DL. Boundary Development in the Field of International Nutrition Science. Advances In Nutrition 2014, 5: 193-198. PMID: 24618761, PMCID: PMC3951802, DOI: 10.3945/an.113.004713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational nutritionInstitutional entrepreneursSociological conceptsBoundary makingSociological approachBoundary workImplementation of programsInstitutional boundariesLocal stakeholdersLocal peopleNutrition scienceFull partnershipFood securityGlobal nutritionAcademic worldGlobal effortsGlobal food securityIntervention workAdditional perspectiveLocal inputSciencePartnershipEntrepreneursNutrition practicesCurrent challenges
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 consumption