2018
Factors Influencing Dietary Practices Among Ghanaian Residents and Liberians Living in a Protracted Refugee Situation in Ghana
Mandelbaum J, Pérez-Escamilla R, Sandow A, Gallego-Pérez DF, Lartey A, Hromi-Fiedler A. Factors Influencing Dietary Practices Among Ghanaian Residents and Liberians Living in a Protracted Refugee Situation in Ghana. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2018, 51: 567-577. PMID: 30442569, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiberian refugeesRefugee settlementRefugee situationsProtracted Refugee SituationsMixed-method cross-sectional studyNational identityHost communitiesDepth interviewsLocal communitiesRefugeesQualitative dataFood accessGhanaian residentsIterative codingGhanaian womenAccess issuesDietary practicesGhanaiansSocial supportSettlementSensitive programsNeighboring villagesPracticeGhanaCommunity
2016
Barriers and Facilitators to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among WIC-Eligible Pregnant Latinas: An Application of the Health Action Process Approach Framework
Hromi-Fiedler A, Chapman D, Segura-Pérez S, Damio G, Clark P, Martinez J, Pérez-Escamilla R. Barriers and Facilitators to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among WIC-Eligible Pregnant Latinas: An Application of the Health Action Process Approach Framework. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2016, 48: 468-477.e1. PMID: 27373861, PMCID: PMC4934128, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2016.04.398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Action Process Approach frameworkPregnant LatinasSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramMaternal health statusSupplemental Nutrition ProgramSocial supportFamily/friendsSingleton pregnanciesVegetable intakePrenatal factorsHealth statusNutrition ProgramLarger studyIntakeWomenInterventionDistal factorsLatinasNonsmokersObeseOverweightTrimesterPregnancyOutcome expectationsInfants
2011
Nutrient and food intakes differ among Latina subgroups during pregnancy
Hromi-Fiedler A, Bermúdez-Millán A, Segura-Pérez S, Pérez-Escamilla R. Nutrient and food intakes differ among Latina subgroups during pregnancy. Public Health Nutrition 2011, 15: 341-351. PMID: 21729472, PMCID: PMC3235398, DOI: 10.1017/s136898001100108x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood groupsLow-income pregnant LatinasLatina subgroupsCross-sectional studyPregnant LatinasH recallDietary intakeChronic diseasesFood intakePrenatal surveyIntakeHigh levelsSame geographical areaLatina clientsSubgroupsPuerto RicansGroupSelf-reported ethnic identityLatinasPregnancyDietitiansCliniciansDiseaseCT