2024
Food and nutrition security definitions, constructs, frameworks, measurements, and applications: global lessons
Pérez-Escamilla R. Food and nutrition security definitions, constructs, frameworks, measurements, and applications: global lessons. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1340149. PMID: 38550323, PMCID: PMC10977101, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1340149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthFood insecurityFood securityDeterminants of healthWater insecurity scaleProgram designSocial determinantsNutrition securityPolicyUnited StatesProgram evaluationFI scaleDefinition of FIPlanetary healthNetwork of researchersFI researchSecurityInsecurityHealthGovernmentGame changerCountriesFI measurementsConceptualizationProgram
2023
Health inequities
Perez-Escamilla R. Health inequities. 2023, 327-335. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-821848-8.00176-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth inequitiesNutrition inequitiesHigh-income countriesPhysical activitySocial determinantsSocial ecological modelUnited Nations Sustainable Development GoalsSustainable Development GoalsHealthy foodsAbility of countriesIncome countriesHealth lensStructural racismHealthNational developmentDevelopment GoalsLife courseInequitiesCountries
2022
Disparities in early initiation of breast feeding and prelacteal feeding: A study of low‐ and middle‐income countries
Neves PAR, Vaz JS, Ricardo LIC, Armenta‐Paulino N, Barros AJD, Richter L, Rollins N, Peréz‐Escamilla R. Disparities in early initiation of breast feeding and prelacteal feeding: A study of low‐ and middle‐income countries. Paediatric And Perinatal Epidemiology 2022, 36: 741-749. PMID: 35253935, DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross domestic productCountry disparitiesMiddle-income countriesWealth-related differencesLow-income groupsPrivate sector deliveryLog GDPDomestic productIncome groupsHousehold wealthSustainable Development GoalsWealth quintileEastern EuropeMultiple Indicator Cluster SurveyLatin AmericaDevelopment GoalsDemographic Health SurveyEast AsiaCountriesInstitutional birthsAfrican region
2021
Adolescent Voices and Perspectives on Food and Nutrition: Feasibility of an Innovative Participatory Methodology
Fleming C, De Oliveira J, Schmied V, La la G, Sharma D, Koniz-Booher P, Pérez-Escamilla R, Third A. Adolescent Voices and Perspectives on Food and Nutrition: Feasibility of an Innovative Participatory Methodology. Current Developments In Nutrition 2021, 5: 744. PMCID: PMC8180994, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzab046_041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWindow of opportunityQualitative methodologyInnovative participatory methodologyFuture generationsQualitative thematic codingParticipatory methodologyParticipatory activitiesDiverse perspectivesVulnerable groupsThematic codingAdolescents' experiencesOwn foodWorld regionsAdolescent voiceMethodological approachPerspectiveData gathering approachFood environmentExperienceCountriesDiverse sampleWorkshop dataWorkshop activitiesNutrition needsData gathering methodology
2018
The Brazilian food security scale for indigenous Guarani households: Development and validation
Segall-Corrêa A, Marín-Leon L, do Amaral Azevedo M, Ferreira M, Gruppi D, Camargo D, de Toledo Vianna R, Pérez-Escamilla R. The Brazilian food security scale for indigenous Guarani households: Development and validation. Food Security 2018, 10: 1547-1559. DOI: 10.1007/s12571-018-0847-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood Security ScaleDiverse indigenous groupsSecurity ScaleGuarani peopleIndigenous communitiesSocial indicatorsIndigenous peoplesIndigenous groupsGuarani communitiesMixed-methods studyScale's external validityEthnic groupsQualitative phaseFull consultationHouseholdsPeopleCommunityExternal validitySao PauloPartnershipCountriesScale itemsVillagesResponse optionsRepresentatives
2016
Length of time in Ghana is associated with the likelihood of exclusive breastfeeding among Liberian refugees living in Buduburam
Woldeghebriel M, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Lartey A, Gallego‐Perez D, Sandow A, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Length of time in Ghana is associated with the likelihood of exclusive breastfeeding among Liberian refugees living in Buduburam. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2016, 13 PMID: 27726291, PMCID: PMC6866007, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiberian refugeesRefugee settlementBreastfeeding practicesHost communitiesUrban villagesHost countryRefugeesSettlement zoneHost cultureExclusive breastfeeding practicesCross-sectional studyBuduburamSupport opportunitiesDeveloped countriesGhanaiansGhanaGhanaian mothersExclusive breastfeedingSignificant gapLiberiansSettlementEBF behaviorSaharan AfricaCountriesVillages
2011
Are the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA) items comparable across countries?
Perez‐Escamilla R, Paras P, Acosta M, Peyrou S, Nord M, Hromi‐Fiedler A. Are the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA) items comparable across countries? The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 226.8-226.8. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.226.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic opinion surveysHousehold food insecurityProportion of householdsOpinion surveyFood insecurityFood securityCountriesCaribbean regionChild itemsSocial unacceptabilityRasch model assumptionsHouseholdsRepresentative sampleUruguayELCSABalanced mealsMexicoInsecuritySeverity orderGuanajuatoScale itemsSecurity
2007
Building the capacity of health professionals in developing countries through the use of public domain software to analyze Demographic and Health Survey data
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Aryeetey R, Lartey A, Marquis G, Sellen D, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Building the capacity of health professionals in developing countries through the use of public domain software to analyze Demographic and Health Survey data. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a303-a304. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a303-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDHS dataHealth Survey dataUniversity of GhanaSurvey dataHealth professionalsKey healthNutrition programmingNatural resourcesNutrition outcomesRepresentative data setsCountry TrendsResearch organizationsKey indicatorsGhanaCountriesHealth servicesHealth institutionsProfessionalsNGOsHalf of participantsLocal trendsWorkshopResourcesInstitutionsImportant implications