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