2022
Barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding among Black mothers: A qualitative study utilizing a modified Barrier Analysis approach
Tran V, Masterson A, Frieson T, Douglass F, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Duffany K. Barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding among Black mothers: A qualitative study utilizing a modified Barrier Analysis approach. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2022, 19: e13428. PMID: 36098279, PMCID: PMC9749593, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLactation supportBlack mothersExclusive breastfeeding outcomesPerceptions of breastfeedingBlack womenSupport of mothersExclusive breastfeedingBreastfeeding outcomesSocioecological modelBreastfeeding intentionMulticomponent interventionBreastfeedingUnique barriersHealth benefitsMonthsMothersWomenInfantsLack of accessFocus group discussions
2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Access Among Black and Latinx Communities
Balasuriya L, Santilli A, Morone J, Ainooson J, Roy B, Njoku A, Mendiola-Iparraguirre A, Duffany K, Macklin B, Higginbottom J, Fernández-Ayala C, Vicente G, Venkatesh A. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Access Among Black and Latinx Communities. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128575. PMID: 34643719, PMCID: PMC8515205, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 vaccine accessVaccination accessVaccine acceptanceVaccine accessQualified health centersCommunity health workersCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19Health care practitionersHealth care systemPublic health officialsEquitable uptakeHealth centersHealth workersMAIN OUTCOMEFocus groupsInductive content analysis approachCare practitionersHealth departmentsHealth care employeesQualitative studyLocal community-based organizationsDisproportionate deaths
2020
Large for Gestational Age and Risk for Academic Delays and Learning Disabilities: Assessing Modification by Maternal Obesity and Diabetes
Duffany K, McVeigh KH, Lipkind HS, Kershaw TS, Ickovics JR. Large for Gestational Age and Risk for Academic Delays and Learning Disabilities: Assessing Modification by Maternal Obesity and Diabetes. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 5473. PMID: 32751314, PMCID: PMC7432935, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetesMaternal obesityGestational agePrenatal care visitsChildren of womenDiabetic womenCare visitsLGA birthsPrenatal careEffect modificationDiabetesCohort dataLogistic regressionWomenExtensive careLongitudinal studyRisk of delayLGAObesityChildrenRiskInadequate numberCareBirthAge
2019
Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial
Ickovics JR, Duffany KO, Shebl FM, Peters SM, Read MA, Gilstad-Hayden KR, Schwartz MB. Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2019, 56: e1-e11. PMID: 30573151, PMCID: PMC7050629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activity policiesActivity policiesWellness policiesEighth gradeSchool-based nutrition policiesMiddle school studentsSchool-based nutritionFederal child nutrition programsSchool wellness policiesFuture school interventionsNutrition policy implementationChild nutrition programsHealthier BMI trajectoriesPolicy implementationSchool environmentMiddle schoolSchool studentsSchool interventionsBMI percentileSchoolsStudentsStudents' BMINutrition policiesBMI trajectoriesUrban districts
2015
Maternal Obesity: Risks for Developmental Delays in Early Childhood
Duffany K, McVeigh KH, Kershaw TS, Lipkind HS, Ickovics JR. Maternal Obesity: Risks for Developmental Delays in Early Childhood. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2015, 20: 219-230. PMID: 26694046, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1821-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Blood Pressure Changes during Pregnancy: Impact of Race, Body Mass Index, and Weight Gain
Boynton U, Kershaw T, Duffany K, Rising S, Ickovics J, Magriples U. Blood Pressure Changes during Pregnancy: Impact of Race, Body Mass Index, and Weight Gain. American Journal Of Perinatology 2012, 30: 415-424. PMID: 23059493, PMCID: PMC3938313, DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1326987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBlack or African AmericanBlood PressureBody Mass IndexFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansHypertensionHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedLongitudinal StudiesObesityOverweightPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsProspective StudiesRacial GroupsWeight GainWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsBody mass indexBlood pressure trajectoriesWeight gainBlood pressureMass indexHigher blood pressure readingsNormal body mass indexHigh pregnancy weight gainPostpartum weight reductionSingleton term infantsPregnancy weight gainDiastolic blood pressureBlood pressure changesBlood pressure readingsPressure trajectoriesAfrican American womenLongitudinal multivariate analysisCardiovascular riskOverweight womenTerm infantsPregnant womenPrenatal careWeeks postpartumPublic clinicsPregnancy