2013
Persistent household food insecurity, HIV, and maternal stress in Peri-Urban Ghana
Garcia J, Hromi-Fiedler A, Mazur RE, Marquis G, Sellen D, Lartey A, Pérez-Escamilla R. Persistent household food insecurity, HIV, and maternal stress in Peri-Urban Ghana. BMC Public Health 2013, 13: 215. PMID: 23497026, PMCID: PMC3608015, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent household food insecurityMaternal HIV diagnosisHIV-positive womenMaternal stressHousehold food insecurityFood insecure householdsHIV diagnosisSevere food insecure householdsBinary multivariate logistic regression modelMultivariate logistic regression modelInsecure householdsHIV-negative groupUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleTime points postpartumFood Security Survey ModuleStress ScaleLogistic regression modelsMaternal HIVFood insecureHIV infectionVoluntary counselingFood insecurityIndependent associationMonths postpartum
2009
Adaptation of the US Household Food Security Survey Module for Low-Income Pregnant Latinas: Qualitative Phase
Hromi-Fiedler A, Bermúdez-Millán A, Segura-Pérez S, Damio G, Pérez-Escamilla R. Adaptation of the US Household Food Security Survey Module for Low-Income Pregnant Latinas: Qualitative Phase. Journal Of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2009, 4: 62-80. PMID: 20046909, PMCID: PMC2748279, DOI: 10.1080/19320240802706841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income pregnant LatinasHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleUS Household Food Security Survey ModulePregnant LatinasFood Security Survey ModuleFood insecurityCheap foodParticipants' recommendationsSurvey ModuleFood securityFocus groupsLatinasQualitative phaseUnited StatesVulnerable populationsFace validityGood face validityLow-cost foodsPostpartum LatinasBalanced mealsQuestionsFinal adaptationInsecurityTarget populationCommunityPsychometric Properties of an Adapted Version of the US Household Food Security Survey Module for Assessing Food Insecurity Among Low-Income Pregnant Latinas
Hromi-Fiedler A, Bermúdez-Millán A, Melgar-Quiñonez H, Pérez-Escamilla R. Psychometric Properties of an Adapted Version of the US Household Food Security Survey Module for Assessing Food Insecurity Among Low-Income Pregnant Latinas. Journal Of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2009, 4: 81-94. PMID: 20046913, PMCID: PMC2748343, DOI: 10.1080/19320240802706866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousehold Food Security Survey ModulePregnant LatinasFood Security Survey ModuleLow-income pregnant LatinasU.S. Household Food Security Survey ModuleUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleSurvey ModulePsychometric propertiesPast monthPregnancyAdapted versionInternal validitySeverity levelsFood insecurityLatinas