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
2009
Maternal HIV status is associated with food insecurity at 12 months post‐partum in Ghana
Perez‐Escamilla R, Lartey A, Mazur R, Sellen D, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Marquis G. Maternal HIV status is associated with food insecurity at 12 months post‐partum in Ghana. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 918.5-918.5. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.918.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult food insecurityHIV statusUnknown HIV statusMaternal HIV statusUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleModerate food insecurityHousehold food insecurity statusFood Security Survey ModuleHIV-negativeFood insecurityHIV-positiveSevere food insecurityFood insecurity statusMild food insecurityHIVWomenMonthsSurvey ModuleProportion of householdsSummative scoresStatusGhana's Eastern RegionSub-Saharan Africa