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An assessment of the social cognitive predictors of exclusive breastfeeding behavior using the Health Action Process Approach
Martinez-Brockman JL, Shebl FM, Harari N, Pérez-Escamilla R. An assessment of the social cognitive predictors of exclusive breastfeeding behavior using the Health Action Process Approach. Social Science & Medicine 2017, 182: 106-116. PMID: 28437693, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Action Process ApproachSocial cognitive predictorsExclusive breastfeeding behaviorCognitive predictorsHAPA modelEffect of intentionOutcome expectanciesSocial ecological modelProcess approachStructural equationSound textCounseling programCounseling processAddress factorsIntentionPeer counseling programWeighted least squares estimationMultiple levelsLactation AdviceTheoretical modelBreastfeeding behaviorExclusive breastfeeding durationInterventionPredictorsBehaviorImpact of the Baby‐friendly Hospital Initiative on breastfeeding and child health outcomes: a systematic review
Pérez-Escamilla R, Martinez JL, Segura-Pérez S. Impact of the Baby‐friendly Hospital Initiative on breastfeeding and child health outcomes: a systematic review. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2016, 12: 402-417. PMID: 26924775, PMCID: PMC6860129, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaAsiaBreast FeedingChild HealthEuropeFemaleHealth EducationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHospitalsHumansInfantObservational Studies as TopicProgram EvaluationRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSocial SupportTreatment OutcomeUnited NationsUnited StatesWorld Health OrganizationConceptsBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeChild health outcomesHealth outcomesSystematic reviewBreastfeeding outcomesHospital InitiativeLong-term breastfeeding outcomesBFHI's Ten StepsInfant health outcomesYoung child feedingDose-response relationshipNarrative systematic reviewBF outcomesBFHI implementationBFHI stepsSteps womenTerm infantsObservational studyChild feedingTen StepsOutcomesBreastfeedingInfantsPrimary aimQuasi-experimental design
2012
Formative Research for a Community-Based Message-Framing Intervention
Martinez JL, Latimer AE, Rivers SE, Salovey P. Formative Research for a Community-Based Message-Framing Intervention. American Journal Of Health Behavior 2012, 36: 335-47. PMID: 22370435, PMCID: PMC3294377, DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.36.3.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMessage framing interventionsHealthy lifestyle initiativesHealthy lifestyle behaviorsHealth communication interventionsLifestyle behaviorsUnderserved adultsPhysical activityVegetable consumptionCommunication interventionsFormative researchNetwork of providersTarget populationInterventionKey informant interviewsLiteracy levelsFraming interventionInformant interviews