2017
Household food group expenditure patterns are associated with child anthropometry at ages 5, 8 and 12 years in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam
Humphries DL, Dearden KA, Crookston BT, Woldehanna T, Penny ME, Behrman JR, team O. Household food group expenditure patterns are associated with child anthropometry at ages 5, 8 and 12 years in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. Economics & Human Biology 2017, 26: 30-41. PMID: 28222325, PMCID: PMC5555831, DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2017.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold food expenditureTotal food expenditureFood expenditureHousehold expenditureHousehold Expenditure SurveyFood expenditure dataTotal household food expendituresExpenditure SurveyHousehold allocationExpenditure patternsExpenditure dataFood pricingFood purchasing patternsMiddle-income countriesExpenditurePurchasing patternsControl variablesAge 8yChild nutritional statusChild HAZDietary diversityStudy roundsVietnamAllocationCountries
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