2024
Commercial milk formula marketing entry points: setting the course of infant and young child feeding trajectories
Vilar-Compte M, Hernández-Cordero S, Pérez-Escamilla R, Tomori C. Commercial milk formula marketing entry points: setting the course of infant and young child feeding trajectories. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2653. PMID: 39342250, PMCID: PMC11438275, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19997-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocioecological modelHealth professionalsCommercial milk formulaHealth care providersHealth care systemYoung child feedingCare providersCommercial determinantsCare systemChild feedingSocioeconomic statusHealth institutionsBreastfeeding decisionsQualitative studyLack trainingIYCFInfant feedingLife course phaseHealthSocietal levelBreastfeedingProfessionalsCounseling systemCourse phaseSocial normsBarriers and facilitators for implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Mozambique: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
He A, Kanduma E, Pérez-Escamilla R, Buckshee D, Chaquisse E, Cuco R, Desai M, Munguambe D, Reames S, Manuel I, Spiegelman D, Xu D. Barriers and facilitators for implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Mozambique: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003174. PMID: 39236014, PMCID: PMC11376584, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchSafe Childbirth ChecklistBirth attendantsImplementation researchFocus group discussionsChildbirth practicesWHO Safe Childbirth ChecklistQualitative studyReduce adverse birth outcomesChildbirth-related complicationsGroup discussionsQuality of careNeonatal deathWeak health systemsAdverse birth outcomesPre-implementation assessmentEvidence-based practiceDeductive thematic analysisLow-resource settingsNeonatal mortality rateHealth systemMaternity carePre-implementationBirth outcomesProvider motivation
2023
Client experience of food assistance programs among adults in the United States: a qualitative evidence synthesis protocol
Rhodes E, Nyhan K, Okoli N, Duffany K, Rodriguez M, Perkins B, Ross D, Pérez-Escamilla R. Client experience of food assistance programs among adults in the United States: a qualitative evidence synthesis protocol. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1193451. PMID: 37719734, PMCID: PMC10501444, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1193451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood assistance programsAssistance programsQualitative studyPrimary qualitative studiesUnited StatesClient experiencePositive experiencesGRADE-CERQual approachExperiences of clientsQualitative evidence synthesis protocolSecurity organizationsCommunity membersQualitative evidence synthesisKey partnersThematic synthesisHealth practitionersHigh-quality programmingDevelopment of measuresReview findingsExperienceGrey literatureKey aspectsArticleClientsPartnersP18-047-23 Latina Women's Experiences With Breastfeeding Care and Recommendations for Quality Improvement: A Qualitative Study
Rhodes E, Morales S, Vicente G, Brown L, Duffany K, Nardella D, VanderWoude E, Pérez-Escamilla R. P18-047-23 Latina Women's Experiences With Breastfeeding Care and Recommendations for Quality Improvement: A Qualitative Study. Current Developments In Nutrition 2023, 7: 101105. DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.101105.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Is the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale an Appropriate Instrument for Mexican Urban Older Adults?
Vilar-Compte M, Bernal-Stuart A, Orta-Alemán D, Ochoa-Rivera T, Pérez-Escamilla R. Is the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale an Appropriate Instrument for Mexican Urban Older Adults? The Journal Of Frailty & Aging 2014, 3: 173-9. PMID: 27050064, DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2014.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsFace validityInitial focus groupsCaribbean Food Security ScalePotential detrimental health effectsFocus groupsLow socioeconomic statusUrban older adultsMost scale itemsDetrimental health effectsAdditional focus groupsFood Security ScaleHealth effectsSocioeconomic statusFurther qualitative researchAdultsFinal focus groupELCSAVulnerable groupsScale itemsHigher proportionGroupQualitative studyAppropriate instrumentSecurity Scale
2012
Scaling Up of Breastfeeding Promotion Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: the “Breastfeeding Gear” Model
Pérez-Escamilla R, Curry L, Minhas D, Taylor L, Bradley E. Scaling Up of Breastfeeding Promotion Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: the “Breastfeeding Gear” Model. Advances In Nutrition 2012, 3: 790-800. PMID: 23153733, PMCID: PMC3648703, DOI: 10.3945/an.112.002873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesBF programBreastfeeding promotion programsObservational quantitative studyCost-effective interventionMother-child healthBF outcomesGrey Literature ReportBreastfeeding promotionPromotion programsSystematic reviewStudy designEvidence-based frameworkEvidence-based advocacyProgram deliveryQualitative studyKey barriersWorkforce developmentGoal settingReviewHospitalCommunity levelLiterature reportsTrials