2019
Incipient Neighborhood and Socioeconomic Stratification Associated to Nutritional Status in Indigenous Qom Preschoolers from Formosa, Argentina
Olmedo S, Valeggia C, Berra S. Incipient Neighborhood and Socioeconomic Stratification Associated to Nutritional Status in Indigenous Qom Preschoolers from Formosa, Argentina. Ecology Of Food And Nutrition 2019, 59: 279-293. PMID: 31818142, DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2019.1700976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcess weightNutritional statusOverall prevalenceBody mass indexYears of ageMass indexSectional studyHigh prevalenceFamily socioeconomic characteristicsAnthropometric measuresSocioeconomic characteristicsProper nutritionPrevalenceSocioeconomic levelVulnerable groupsChildrenLow accessStatusChildren's homesSevere deprivationWeightIndigenous populations
2018
Height, weight and body mass index of Wichí children from Formosa, Argentina.
Alfonso-Durruty M, Valeggia C. Height, weight and body mass index of Wichí children from Formosa, Argentina. Archivos Argentinos De Pediatria 2018, 116: 359-364. PMID: 30204988, DOI: 10.5546/aap.2018.eng.359.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Indigenous populations in transition: An evaluation of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors among the Toba of northern Argentina
Lagranja E, Phojanakong P, Navarro A, Valeggia C. Indigenous populations in transition: An evaluation of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors among the Toba of northern Argentina. Annals Of Human Biology 2014, 42: 84-90. PMID: 25004443, PMCID: PMC4428908, DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2014.932008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic syndromeRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseHigh blood pressureLevels of triglyceridesPublic health concernBlood pressureMenopausal womenOverall prevalenceReproductive ageHigh prevalenceClinical measuresBody fatHealth problemsSyndromeLogistic regressionHealth concernMetabolic conditionsWomenPrevalenceDiseaseIndigenous populationsHigh percentagePopulationBMIThe initiation of complementary feeding among Qom indigenous people.
Olmedo S, Valeggia C. The initiation of complementary feeding among Qom indigenous people. Archivos Argentinos De Pediatria 2014, 112: 254-7. PMID: 24862808, PMCID: PMC4415275, DOI: 10.5546/aap.2014.eng.254.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Women's health in urban Mali: Social predictors and health itineraries
Bove R, Vala-Haynes E, Valeggia C. Women's health in urban Mali: Social predictors and health itineraries. Social Science & Medicine 2012, 75: 1392-1399. PMID: 22818488, PMCID: PMC3560408, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban MaliTherapeutic itinerariesHealth outcomesHousehold wealthWomen's healthBiomedical careWomen's health outcomesSocial powerMedical careWomen's health indicatorsSocial mediationLow social powerMarital factorsSocial mediatorsQualitative methodsCapital cityComposite scoreCross-sectional studyLess supportHealth indicatorsMali DemographicSocial factorsWoman's husbandHealthcare utilizationUrban settings
2011
Criticisms of chlorination: social determinants of drinking water beliefs and practices among the Tz'utujil Maya.
Nagata J, Valeggia C, Smith N, Barg F, Guidera M, Bream K. Criticisms of chlorination: social determinants of drinking water beliefs and practices among the Tz'utujil Maya. BULL PAN AM HEALTH ORGAN 2011, 29: 9-16. PMID: 21390414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultConsumer BehaviorCross-Sectional StudiesCultureCyclonic StormsEthnicityFemaleFresh WaterHalogenationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIndians, Central AmericanMaleMiddle AgedOdorantsRefuse DisposalSanitationSocial EnvironmentSocioeconomic FactorsTasteTrustWarfareWater PollutionWater PurificationWater Supply
2009
Body mass index, socio-economic status and socio-behavioral practices among Tz’utujil Maya women
Nagata J, Valeggia C, Barg F, Bream K. Body mass index, socio-economic status and socio-behavioral practices among Tz’utujil Maya women. Economics & Human Biology 2009, 7: 96-106. PMID: 19299213, DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocio-economic statusSemi-structured interviewsMaya womenMeasures of SESSantiago AtitlánCross-sectional anthropometric measurementsMarket visitsPurposive interviewsParticipant observationRelevant themesInterviewsQuota sampleQualitative analysisMarket distanceYears of schoolingSocial influenceThemesPracticeFuture public health interventionsAtitlánIncomeConsumption of foodDietary diversityPublic health interventionsQuantitative methods