Journal articles
Hasan AMR, Selim MA, Anne FI, Escobar-DeMarco J, Ireen S, Kappos K, Ash D, Rasheed S. Opportunities and challenges in delivering maternal and child nutrition services through public primary health care facilities in urban Bangladesh: a qualitative inquiry. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Oct 27;23(1):1172. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10094-6
Flax VL, Bose S, Escobar-DeMarco J, Frongillo EA. Changing maternal, infant and young child nutrition practices through social and behaviour change interventions implemented at scale: Lessons learned from Alive & Thrive. Matern Child Nutr. 2023 Sep 21. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13559
Phuong H. Nguyen, Celeste Sununtnasuk, Anita Christopher, Deborah Ash, Santhia Ireen, Rowshan Kabir, Zeba Mahmud, Mohsin Ali, Thomas Forissier, Jessica Escobar-DeMarco, Edward A. Frongillo, Purnima Menon. Strengthening Nutrition Interventions during Antenatal Care Improved Maternal Dietary Diversity and Child Feeding Practices in Urban Bangladesh: Results of a Quasi-Experimental Evaluation Study. The Journal of Nutrition, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.06.023
Islam Anne F, Akter SM, Sheikh SP, Ireen S, Escobar-DeMarco J, Kappos K, Ash D, Rasheed S. Quality of nutrition services in primary health care facilities of Dhaka city: State of nutrition mainstreaming in urban Bangladesh. PLoS One. 2022. 17(12):e0278621. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278621.
Jessica L. Escobar-Alegria, Edward A. Frongillo, Christine E. Blake. How country policy actors understand sustainability of food and nutrition security policy. Global Food Security, Volume 32, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100603
Avula R., Nguyen P.H., Ashok S., Bajaj S., Kachwaha S., Pant A., Walia M., Singh A., Paul A., Singh A., Kulkarni B., Singhania D., Escobar-Alegria J., et al. Disruptions, restorations and adaptations to health and nutrition service delivery in multiple states across India over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: An observational study. PLOS ONE 17(7): e0269674, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269674
Tina Sanghvi, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Sebanti Ghosh, Maurice Zafimanjaka, Tamirat aalissa,Robert Karama, Zeba Mahmud, Manisha Tharaney, Jessica Escobar-Alegria, Elana Landes Dhuse, Sunny S. Kim. Process of developing models of maternal nutrition interventions integrated into antenatal care services in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and India. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13379
Sheikh, S. P., Akter, S. M., Anne, F. I., Ireen, S., Escobar-Alegria, J., Kappos, K., Ash, D., & Rasheed, S. Violations of International Code of Breast-milk Substitutes (BMS) in commercial settings and media in Bangladesh. Maternal & Child Nutrition,2022, e13351. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13351
Shivani Kachwaha, Phuong H Nguyen, Lan Mai Tran, Rasmi Avula, Melissa F Young, Sebanti Ghosh, Thomas Forissier, Jessica Escobar-Alegria, Praveen Kumar Sharma, Edward A Frongillo, Purnima Menon. Specificity Matters: Unpacking Impact Pathways of Individual Interventions within Bundled Packages Helps Interpret the Limited Impacts of a Maternal Nutrition Intervention in India. The Journal of Nutrition, 2021, nxab390. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab390
Sanghvi,Phuong H. Nguyen, Manisha Tharaney, Sebanti Ghosh,Jessica Escobar-Alegria, Zeba Mahmud, Tamirrat Walissa, Maurice Zafimanjaka, Sunny Kim. Gaps in the implementation and uptake of maternal nutrition interventions in antenatal care services in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and India. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13293
Edward A Frongillo, Jessica L Escobar-Alegria. Advancing Use of Nutrition Knowledge to Improve Practice by Policy and Program Communities in India During a Political Transition. Current Developments in Nutrition, 2021, nzab120. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab120
Phuong H Nguyen, Shivani Kachwaha, Anjali Pant, Lan M Tran, Monika Walia, Sebanti Ghosh, Praveen K Sharma, Jessica Escobar-Alegria, Edward A Frongillo, Purnima Menon, Rasmi Avula. COVID-19 Disrupted Provision and Utilization of Health and Nutrition Services in Uttar Pradesh, India: Insights from Service Providers, Household Phone Surveys, and Administrative Data. The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 151, Issue 8, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab135
Phuong Hong Nguyen, Celeste Sununtnasuk, Anjali Pant, Lan Tran Mai, Shivani Kachwaha, Deborah Ash, Mohsin Ali, Santhia Ireen, Kristen Kappos, Jessica Escobar-Alegria, Purnima Menon. Provision and utilisation of health and nutrition services during COVID-19 pandemic in urban Bangladesh. Matern Child Nutr, 2021; e13218. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13218
Phuong H Nguyen, Shivani Kachwaha, Lan M Tran, Rasmi Avula, Melissa F Young, Sebanti Ghosh, Praveen K Sharma, Jessica Escobar-Alegria, Thomas Forissier, Sumeet Patil, Edward A Frongillo, Purnima Menon. Strengthening Nutrition Interventions in Antenatal Care Services Affects Dietary Intake, Micronutrient Intake, Gestational Weight Gain, and Breastfeeding in Uttar Pradesh, India: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation. The Journal of Nutrition, 2021, nxab131. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab131.
Phuong Hong Nguyen, Shivani Kachwaha, Anjali Pant, Lan M Tran, Sebanti Ghosh, Praveen Kumar Sharma, Vishal Dev Shastri, Jessica Escobar-Alegria, Rasmi Avula, Purnima Menon. Impact of COVID-19 on household food insecurity and interlinkages with child feeding practices and coping strategies in Uttar Pradesh, India: a longitudinal community-based study. BMJ Open, 2021; 11:e048738. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048738.
Jessica L Escobar-Alegria, Edward A Frongillo, Christine E Blake. Terminal Logic Behavior and Strategic Defection of Governmental Officials during Presidential Transitions in Guatemala: Implications for the Sustainability of Food and Nutrition Security Policy. Current Developments in Nutrition, 2020, nzaa161. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa161.
Maalouf-Manasseh, Z., Remancus, S., Milner, E., Fenlason, L., Quick, T., Patsche, C., Bose, K., Collins, S., Ververs, M, Walia, S., Escobar-Alegria, J., Mei Chung, M., and Tang, A. Global mid-upper arm circumference cut-offs for adults: A call to action. Public Health Nutrition, 2020, 1-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980020000385.
Bellows, A.L.; Kachwaha, S.; Ghosh, S.; Kappos, K.; Escobar-Alegria, J.; Menon, P.; Nguyen, P.H. Nutrient Adequacy Is Low among Both Self-Declared Lacto-Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Pregnant Women in Uttar Pradesh. Nutrients, 2020, 12, 2126. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12072126.
Jessica L Escobar-Alegria, Edward A Frongillo, Christine E Blake. Sustainability of food and nutrition security policy during presidential transitions. Food Policy, 2019; 83:195-203. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2019.01.004.
Frongillo EA, Fram MS, Escobar-Alegría JL, Pérez-Garay M, Macauda MM, and Billings DL. Concordance and discordance of the knowledge, understanding, and description of children's experience of food insecurity among Hispanic adults and children. Family and Community Health, 2019, 42:237-244. DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000237.
Melissa Fox Young, Phuong Nguyen, Shivani Kachwaha, Lan Tran, Sebanti Ghosh, Rajeev Agrawal, Jessica Escobar-Alegría, Purnima Menon, Rasmi Avula. It Takes a Village: an Empirical Analysis of How Husbands, Mothers-in-law, Health Workers and Mothers Influence Breastfeeding Practices in Uttar Pradesh, India (P10-149-19). Current Developments in Nutrition, 2019, Volume 3, Issue Supplement 1, nzz034.P10-149-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz034.P10-149-19.
Nguyen P, Kachwaha S, Avula R, Young MF, Tran L, Ghosh S, Agrawal R, Escobar-Alegría JL, Patil S, and Menon P. Maternal nutrition practices in Uttar Pradesh, India: Role of key influential demand and supply factors. Matern Child Nutr , 2019, Volume 15, Issue 4, e12839. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12839.
Palar K, Frongillo EA, Escobar-Alegría JL, Sheira LA, Wilson TE, Adedimeji A, Merenstein D, Cohen MH, Wentz EL, Adimora AA, and Ofotokun I. Food insecurity, internalized stigma, and depressive symptoms among women living with HIV in the United States. AIDS and Behavior, 2018, 1;22(12):3869-78. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2164-8.
Lutter CK, Rodríguez A, Fuenmayor G, Avila L, Sempertegui F, and Escobar-Alegría JL. Growth and micronutrient status in children receiving a fortified complementary food. The Journal of nutrition, 2008, 1;138(2):379-88. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/138.2.379.