2020
Are Household Expenditures on Food Groups Associated with Children’s Future Heights in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam?
Weingarten SE, Dearden KA, Crookston BT, Penny ME, Behrman JR, Humphries DL. Are Household Expenditures on Food Groups Associated with Children’s Future Heights in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam? International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 4739. PMID: 32630270, PMCID: PMC7370180, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17134739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood expenditureHousehold expenditureExpenditure dataHousehold Expenditure SurveyTotal food expenditureChild HAZHousehold food expenditureFuture heightGroup expendituresExpenditure SurveyFood expenditure dataPaternal schoolingFood purchasing patternsMiddle-income countriesVietnamFood groupsYounger cohortsIndiaCountriesExpenditureChild nutritional statusUrban residencePeruEthiopiaPurchasing patterns
2019
In Ethiopia, India, and Peru, Household Expenditures on Fats Are More Strongly Associated with Children’s Future Heights Than Expenditures on Other Food Groups (P10-006-19)
Humphries D, Weingarten S, Dearden K, Crookston B, Penny M, Behrman J. In Ethiopia, India, and Peru, Household Expenditures on Fats Are More Strongly Associated with Children’s Future Heights Than Expenditures on Other Food Groups (P10-006-19). Current Developments In Nutrition 2019, 3: 3013341. PMCID: PMC6573949, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzz034.p10-006-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood groupsChild HAZAge z-scoreHousehold food expenditureGrand Challenges CanadaChild healthSignificant negative predictorImportant significant predictorsZ-scoreChild heightChild nutritionSpecific foodsUrban residenceChildren's foodTotal food expenditureNutrition policiesMelinda Gates FoundationPaternal educationCohortChild growthFood expenditureNegative predictorSignificant predictorsAge 5Child sex
2016
Household Expenditures on Fruit and Vegetables are Associated with Significant Increases in zHFA at ages 5, 8 and 12 in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam
Humphries D, Dearden K, Crookston B, Woldehanna T, Penny M, Behrman J. Household Expenditures on Fruit and Vegetables are Associated with Significant Increases in zHFA at ages 5, 8 and 12 in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.890.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousehold food expenditureGrand Challenges CanadaHousehold expenditureTotal food expenditureFood expenditureYoung livesMelinda Gates FoundationExpenditure dataFood expenditure dataGates FoundationForeign AffairsHousehold Expenditure SurveyInternational developmentChildhood povertyUK aidChild healthChild growthFood groupsTotal household food expendituresExpenditure SurveyAge 5National InstituteKey food groupsFood purchasing patternsMiddle-income countries
2012
Nutritional risk factors for hookworm infection among school age children in the Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana
Humphries D, Simms B, Davey D, Otchere J, Quagraine J, Berg E, Newton S, Harrison L, Boakye D, Wilson M, Cappello M. Nutritional risk factors for hookworm infection among school age children in the Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana. The FASEB Journal 2012, 26: 1028.6-1028.6. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1028.6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHookworm infectionKintampo North MunicipalityRisk factorsInfection statusSchool-aged childrenNutritional risk factorsDietary risk factorsMalaria infection statusSignificant risk factorsDietary diversityDegree of stuntingLow-intensity infectionsChildren ages 6Recent dewormingClinical sequelaeResults PrevalenceHigh prevalenceFood groupsIntensity infectionsNutritional statusCross-sectional sampleHookwormInfectionAnemiaHAZ scores