2020
Piloting a food photo sorting activity in Samoa to assess maternal beliefs and their role in child diet
Tanawattanacharoen VK, Choy CC, Anesi TJ, Naseri T, Soti‐Ulberg C, Reupena MS, Hawley NL. Piloting a food photo sorting activity in Samoa to assess maternal beliefs and their role in child diet. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 16: e12974. PMID: 32056393, PMCID: PMC7296816, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's dietary intakeDietary intakeChildhood obesityChildren's dietsHealthier child dietMaternal beliefsAlarming burdenSamoan mothersKnowledge/beliefsNutritional knowledgeEating habitsNutritional expertsIntakeHealthy foodsMothersObesityCountry settingsCost of foodStatusDietPearson correlationFood costsAdditional supportParental beliefsFood
2018
Nutrient intake among Samoan children aged 2–4 years in 2015
Choy CC, Thompson AA, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Hawley NL. Nutrient intake among Samoan children aged 2–4 years in 2015. Annals Of Human Biology 2018, 45: 239-243. PMID: 29877157, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2018.1473491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecommended Dietary AllowanceFood frequency questionnaireMicronutrient intakeNutrient intakeDietary micronutrient intakeAdequacy of intakeChildren's dietary intakeUS Dietary GuidelinesStandard portion sizesCent of childrenTolerable upper limitFrequency questionnaireSamoan childrenDietary intakeDietary guidelinesProtein intakeDietary allowanceVitamin AMost childrenIntakePortion sizeDaily consumptionOlder childrenDaily total energyYoung childrenDietary patterns are associated with child, maternal and household-level characteristics and overweight/obesity among young Samoan children
Choy CC, Wang D, Baylin A, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Thompson AA, Duckham RL, Hawley NL. Dietary patterns are associated with child, maternal and household-level characteristics and overweight/obesity among young Samoan children. Public Health Nutrition 2018, 21: 1243-1254. PMID: 29362013, PMCID: PMC10261427, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980017003913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin C intakeOverweight/obesityDietary patternsC intakeSugar intakeSocio-economic statusHigher vitamin C intakeLow vitamin C intakeChild overweight/obesityEmpirical dietary patternsHigh sugar intakeLower sugar intakeOverweight/obeseNutritional status indicatorsCross-sectional studyMother-child pairsLow socio-economic statusEarly childhood growthSamoan childrenMaternal educational attainmentLogistic regression modelsHigher socio-economic statusFFQ itemsDistribution of childrenChild health
2017
Child, maternal and household-level correlates of nutritional status: a cross-sectional study among young Samoan children
Choy CC, Desai MM, Park JJ, Frame EA, Thompson AA, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Deziel NC, Hawley NL. Child, maternal and household-level correlates of nutritional status: a cross-sectional study among young Samoan children. Public Health Nutrition 2017, 20: 1235-1247. PMID: 28162141, PMCID: PMC10261405, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980016003499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityCross-sectional community-based surveyNutritional statusOdds of anemiaOverweight/obeseCross-sectional studyPrevalence of stuntingCommunity-based surveyCondition-specific interventionsMother-child pairsNutritional status outcomesEarly childhood growthHigher family socio-economic statusAnemic mothersObese childrenSugar intakeSamoan childrenChildhood growthStatus outcomesSocio-economic statusDual burdenAge groupsAnemiaHealth programsGrowth standards