2023
Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study
Martinez-Brockman J, Hromi-Fiedler A, Galusha D, Oladele C, Acosta L, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Group O. Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1269857. PMID: 38074748, PMCID: PMC10702572, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1269857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyCohort studyRisk factorsHousehold food insecurityPrevalence of HHFIPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyBivariate analysisCaribbean Food Security ScaleSex stratified analysisImportant risk factorLongitudinal cohort studyPotential risk factorsCohort study dataYears of ageSelf-rated physical healthEnvironmental risk factorsCross-sectional analysisHFI statusPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisSmoking statusFood insecuritySevere food insecurityOrdinal logistic regressionStratified analysisGender, 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
Interseções de gênero e raça/cor em insegurança alimentar nos domicílios das diferentes regiões do Brasil
Santos L, Ferreira A, Pérez-Escamilla R, Sabino L, Oliveira L, Salles-Costa R. Interseções de gênero e raça/cor em insegurança alimentar nos domicílios das diferentes regiões do Brasil. Cadernos De Saúde Pública 2022, 38: e00130422. PMID: 36921188, DOI: 10.1590/0102-311xpt130422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntersection of genderSevere food insecurityColor/raceFood insecurity levelsFood insecurityInsecurity levelsBlack womenMixed-race womenHousehold Budget SurveySkin color/raceInsecurityMacroregionBlack menHouseholdsBudget SurveyBrazilian Household Budget SurveyRaceWhite womenWhite menRelated issuesGenderIntersectionWomenBrazilBrazilian regions
2017
A Municipal-level analysis of secular trends in severe food insecurity in Brazil between 2004 and 2013
Gubert M, dos Santos S, Santos L, Pérez-Escamilla R. A Municipal-level analysis of secular trends in severe food insecurity in Brazil between 2004 and 2013. Global Food Security 2017, 14: 61-67. DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2017.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood insecurity, food coping strategies, and child health among Ghanaians and long term Liberian refugees living in Ghana
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Lartey A, Gallego‐Perez D, Sandow A, Perez‐Escamilla R. Food insecurity, food coping strategies, and child health among Ghanaians and long term Liberian refugees living in Ghana. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.639.35.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild healthHousehold food insecurityChild health statusFood insecurePreventive health careCross-sectional surveyHousehold Food Security ScaleFamily/friendsSevere food insecurityFood insecurityChildren 6Household membersDiagnosis confirmationFood Security ScaleGhanaian childrenSectional surveyHealth problemsHealth statusGhanaian womenAdditive scoreLiberian childrenCoping strategiesHealth careMonthsHealth
2015
Household Food Insecurity and Sleep Quality among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes
Bermúdez‐Millán A, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Chhabra J, Wagner J. Household Food Insecurity and Sleep Quality among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes. The FASEB Journal 2015, 29 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.585.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexPoor sleep qualityHousehold food insecuritySleep qualitySevere food insecurityGlobal Pittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexSevere household food insecurityType 2 diabetes riskSleep Quality IndexModerate food insecurityUS Household Food Security ScaleCross-sectional analysisHousehold Food Security ScaleMean ageFood insecurityDiabetes riskExcessive sleepingFood insecure householdsFood Security ScaleGlucose homeostasisInadequate sleepType 2Sleep restrictionLack of findingsBaseline data
2012
Household food insecurity in small municipalities in Northeastern Brazil: a validation study
de Toledo Vianna R, Hromi-Fiedler A, Segall-Correa A, Pérez-Escamilla R. Household food insecurity in small municipalities in Northeastern Brazil: a validation study. Food Security 2012, 4: 295-303. DOI: 10.1007/s12571-012-0181-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Risk factors for severe household food insecurity in rural South Haiti
Perez‐Escamilla R, Dessalines M, Finnigan M, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Pachón H, Gupta N. Risk factors for severe household food insecurity in rural South Haiti. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 918.7-918.7. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.918.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere household food insecurity is associated with childhood malaria in rural South Haiti
Perez‐Escamilla R, Dessalines M, Finnigan M, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Pachón H, Gupta N. Severe household food insecurity is associated with childhood malaria in rural South Haiti. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 918.6-918.6. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.918.6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk factorsHousehold food insecuritySevere household food insecurityAdditional risk factorsPoor child healthChildhood malariaFood insecuritySevere food insecurityChild BMIHigh riskChild healthMultivariate analysisMaternal educationMalariaConvenience sampleChildrenMonthsWomenBMIReference time periodColostrumMaternal 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