2023
Gender, skin color, and household composition explain inequities in household food insecurity in Brazil
Santos L, Pérez-Escamilla R, de Souza Cherol C, Ferreira A, Salles-Costa R. Gender, skin color, and household composition explain inequities in household food insecurity in Brazil. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0002324. PMID: 37788232, PMCID: PMC10547153, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale-headed householdsSevere food insecurityHousehold food insecurityPresence of childrenMale-headed householdsFood insecurityBrazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement ScaleRace/skin colorIntersection of genderPrinciples of intersectionalityHousehold reference personMarried White menGender inequitySingle mothersHousehold compositionPolicy makersRepresentative surveySocial determinantsYears of ageHouseholdsEvidence-based programsMarital statusDearth of evidenceInsecurityInequities
2022
Household Food Insecurity, Mental Distress and Sleep Quality Among Latinas at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Bermúdez-Millán A, Segura-Pérez S, Wagner J, Grady J, Pérez-Escamilla R. Household Food Insecurity, Mental Distress and Sleep Quality Among Latinas at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 6009140. PMCID: PMC9193542, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac051.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexPoor sleep qualitySleep qualityHousehold food insecurityRisk factorsDepressive symptomsPreliminary cross-sectional analysisMental distressIndependent risk factorFood insecureUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleSleep Quality IndexType 2 diabetesGroup differencesWorse sleep qualityHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleFood Security Survey ModuleCross-sectional analysisElevated anxiety symptomsHFI statusKidney diseaseFood insecuritySignificant associationSymptomsMarital status