Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 88459 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham |
| NOMBRES | Solveig Argeseanu |
| APELLIDO | Cunningham |
| FIRMA | CUNNINGHAM S A |
| AFILIACIONES | Emory University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2354-1526 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 56 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 55 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 56 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2005 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Nutrition assistance program participation, healthcare access, and perinatal health among U.S. Latinos in the context of the “public charge” rule
The “public charge” rule assesses whether an immigrant to the U.S. is likely to become dependent on government assistance, particularly for potential use of cash-benefit programs or long-term institutionalization at government expense. Being deemed a public charge can make an applicant for legal status inadmissible. Although the rule applies to specific immigration determinations, its effects may impact health outcomes. This systematic review syn…
Not Just Sports and Play
631). We grouped activities and assigned metabolic equivalent of task (MET) values to: sedentary activity (1-1.5 METs), light physical activity (1.5-3.0 METs), and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA; >3.0 METs). We calculated total daily energy expenditures (TDEE) and durations of each activity category and used multiple linear regression to examine socio-demographic associations with movement behaviors. Average TDEE was 1,423 MET-minut…
Food choices during resettlement among immigrants in the US
We found that, among those who changed their diet post-migration, there are distinct differences in how individuals change their diet based on multiple factors
Sorting it out
Objective: To explore the meanings that newly arrived refugee adolescents residing in the Southeastern USA attribute to foods. Design: We used methods from cognitive anthropology to assess whether adolescents from different countries share a cultural model of eating behaviours. Setting: A school-based study in a community in the Southeastern USA. Participants: Adolescents (10–17 years) who arrived in the USA on a refugee visa in the previous year…
Disentangling social isolation, loneliness, and later-life cognitive function for older adults in the United States
Our results suggest that addressing social isolation-and, by extension, its effects on health-requires both a broad understanding of its heterogeneous impacts on the general population and a nuanced approach to targeting public health interventions where they can be most effective
Disordered Eating Practices Among Romanian Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Objectives: Eating disorders negatively affect the health and the quality of the human’s life. Data on eating patterns and on mental health are scarce in the Eastern European region. The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus seriously affected all dimensions of life, including the dietary habits and the mental health status of the people. The aim of this study was to investigate which psychosocial factors were associated with disordered eating …
Comparison of causes of stillbirth and child deaths as determined by verbal autopsy and minimally invasive tissue sampling
In resource-limited settings where vital registration and medical death certificates are unavailable or incomplete, verbal autopsy (VA) is often used to attribute causes of death (CoD) and prioritize resource allocation and interventions. We aimed to determine the CoD concordance between InterVA and CHAMPS’s method. The causes of death (CoDs) of children
Migration Spurs Changes in the Human Microbiome
Factors Influencing Knowledge of Covid-19 Prevention in Eastern Ethiopia
This study examined coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention knowledge among community residents in Eastern Ethiopia to support public health interventions and vaccination coverage. A cross-sectional survey in August-September 2021 recruited 880 participants from households in a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in Harari and Oromia, Ethiopia. Participants were randomly selected and interviewed in person using tablets and a …
Contexts of reception and refugee health
To stay or grow? Migration patterns and child growth in rural Bihar, India
Experiences of victimization before resettlement and chronic disease among foreign-born people in the United States
Stressful experiences are common among migrants and may have health implications. With the only US nationally representative data set on migration, the New Immigrant Survey, we used survey-adjusted descriptive and multivariate regression methods to examine whether victimization prior to resettlement was associated with obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, and chronic lung disease. Among foreign-born people who obtained la…
Knowledge of Covid-19 symptoms, transmission, and prevention
Understanding community members’ knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and prevention is essential for directing public health interventions to reduce disease spread and improve vaccination coverage. Here, we describe knowledge of COVID-19 transmission, prevention, and symptoms among community residents in Mozambique. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 33,087 households in a Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Manhiça, Mozambiqu…
Household hardships and responses to Covid-19 pandemic-related shocks in Eastern Ethiopia
Our results identify characteristics of groups at-risk for household hardships during the pandemic; these findings may inform efforts to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19 and future disease outbreaks
Unhealthy weight among young children in the Middle East and North African region
Objective: To understand early-life growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and how it has changed over time, we estimated the prevalence of wasting and overweight at ages under 5 years. Design: Cross-sectional data from twenty-nine Demographic and Health Surveys with direct anthropometric data and parent-reported demographic information were examined. The study utilised the WHO Child Growth Standards to classify overweight (wei…
Role of country of origin and state of residence for dietary change among foreign-born adults in the US
Couple concordance in diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia in urban India and Pakistan and associated socioeconomic and household characteristics and modifiable risk factors
BACKGROUND: Concordance in chronic disease status has been observed within couples. In urban India and Pakistan, little is known about couple concordance in diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia and associated socioeconomic characteristics and modifiable risk factors. METHODS: We analysed cross-sectional data from 2548 couples from the Centre for cArdio-metabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia cohort in Chennai, Delhi and Karachi. We estimated …
Birth in the U.S. Plantation South and Racial Differences in all-cause mortality in later life
Early life migration and undernutrition among circular migrant children
BACKGROUND: India holds the world's largest burden of chronic and acute child undernutrition. Poverty and systemic inequities are basic causes of undernutrition that also drive households to engage in circular migration for livelihood. Short-term, temporary movement of the whole family, including young children, is common; yet, the nutritional implications of recurrent movements beginning in early life has not been studied. We sought to estimate …
The Prevalence of Multimorbidity among Foreign-born Adults in the United States
The prevalence of multimorbidity among immigrants was lower than the prevalence in the overall US population of the same age, consistent with studies showing an immigrant health advantage
Food Choices in the Context of Globalizing Food Options among Adolescents in Rural Southern India
Changes in food choice often accompany globalization and economic growth. These changes have not been well documented in rural settings and among young people. To advance research on food choice, we demonstrate adolescents' selection of local vs.non-local foods in a rural area of India where globalization is just reaching. A representative sample of 237 school-going adolescents in a village in Southern India completed a survey in 2019 to understa…
On the basis of visa type
Foreign-born people have different patterns of health, and several psychosocial and contextual factors may contribute to these differences. Type of visa with which one resettles is an important consideration because it is linked both with the reason for initially migrating and with experiences after arriving in the U.S. This study examines the association between visa type and health in terms of self-rated health and diagnosed chronic conditions.…
Declines in Health and Support Between Parents and Adult Children
Association of Family Nutrition and Physical Activity with Preschooler’s Working Memory
Healthy eating and active lifestyles are associated with children's healthy weight and cognitive development. This study examines whether family behaviors relevant for nutrition and activity levels are associated with children's working memory, independent of their weight status. A convenience sample of child-caregiver dyads ( n = 85 dyads) were recruited from a public preschool serving a low-income community in central Mexico. Caregivers reporte…
Household Chores or Play Outdoors? The Intersecting Influence of Gender and School Type on Physical Activity Among Indian Adolescents
Most Indian adolescents, particularly girls and private school students, do not engage in sufficient physical activity (PA). Current understanding of these sociodemographic differences is limited by a focus on exercise, which may not fully capture PA in developing countries. We examined how gender and school type are associated with multiple PA domains and whether associations with gender differ by school type. We randomly selected an equal numbe…
Women's Political Empowerment and Investments in Primary Schooling in India
Returns on Lifetime Investments in Children in Egypt
Parental expectations about the companionship and assistance they will receive in later life from their children are key considerations in family formation decisions. We explore patterns of parents’ investment and the support and contact they receive from adult children in Egypt, where fertility is falling and sources of support at all life stages are in flux. Using data from a survey of older adults in Ismailia governorate, we consider parents’ …
Prenatal development in rural South Africa
Birth weight is an indicator of prenatal development associated with health in infancy and childhood, and may be affected by the family environment experienced by the mother during pregnancy. Using data from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, we explore the importance of the mother's access to the father and grandparents of the child during pregnancy. Controlling for household socio-economic indicators and maternal characteristics, the survival and res…
Region of Birth and Disability Among Recent U.S. Immigrants
Sandwiches and subversion
Mealtimes are understudied processes in the social research on childhood. Our study uses ethnographic methods in two preschools in the southeastern United States to understand the types of strategies teachers use during meals and children's responses to these strategies. We identified three strategies teachers used to attempt to modify children's consumption: gatekeeping, directives, and hyperbolic justifications of consumption. We argue that chi…
Gender and Material Transfers Between Older Parents and Children in Ismailia, Egypt
In Egypt, kin relations have been governed by a patriarchal contract, which defines expectations for intergenerational support along gendered lines. Social changes may be disrupting these customs and bringing attention to the ways gender may influence intergenerational support in rapidly changing contexts. Using data from 4,465 parent-child dyads in Ismailia, Egypt, we examined whether intergenerational material transfers favored women over men a…
Interview Interruption and Responses to Questions About Domestic Violence in India
This article uses the National Family Health Survey 2005-2006 (NFHS-3) of India to examine the relationship between interview interruption and the reporting of domestic violence. A sample of 65,610 currently married women was used to compare reported acts of physical and sexual violence among women who had been interrupted during their interview and those who had not. Logistic regression analyses indicated that women whose interviews were interru…
Birth in the U.S. Plantation South and Racial Differences in all-cause mortality in later life
Role of country of origin and state of residence for dietary change among foreign-born adults in the US
Couple concordance in diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia in urban India and Pakistan and associated socioeconomic and household characteristics and modifiable risk factors
BACKGROUND: Concordance in chronic disease status has been observed within couples. In urban India and Pakistan, little is known about couple concordance in diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia and associated socioeconomic characteristics and modifiable risk factors. METHODS: We analysed cross-sectional data from 2548 couples from the Centre for cArdio-metabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia cohort in Chennai, Delhi and Karachi. We estimated …
Do scheduled caste and scheduled tribe women legislators mean lower gender-caste gaps in primary schooling in India
Social Competence and Obesity in Elementary School
Objectives. We examined the relationship between children’s weight and social competence. Methods. We used data from the third- and fifth-grade waves of the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–1999 (n = 8346) to examine changes in children’s weight and social competence. Results. Obesity in third grade was not associated with subsequent changes in social competence between third and fifth grade…
Incident, Accident, Catastrophe
It has been described as the worst disaster since Chernobyl. In January 2000, a retaining wall failed at the Aurul gold processing plant in Romania, releasing a wave of cyanide and heavy metals that moved quickly from one river to the next through Romania, Hungary, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, killing tens of thousands of fish and other forms of wildlife and poisoning drinking-water supplies. This paper examines how and why th…
Incident, Accident, Catastrophe
It has been described as the worst disaster since Chernobyl. In January 2000, a retaining wall failed at the Aurul gold processing plant in Romania, releasing a wave of cyanide and heavy metals that moved quickly from one river to the next through Romania, Hungary, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, killing tens of thousands of fish and other forms of wildlife and poisoning drinking-water supplies. This paper examines how and why th…
Health of foreign-born people in the United States
Doctors' strikes and mortality
Causes of Fluctuating Mortality in Romania
Prenatal development in rural South Africa
Birth weight is an indicator of prenatal development associated with health in infancy and childhood, and may be affected by the family environment experienced by the mother during pregnancy. Using data from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, we explore the importance of the mother's access to the father and grandparents of the child during pregnancy. Controlling for household socio-economic indicators and maternal characteristics, the survival and res…
Health of Home-Based Sex Workers and Their Children in Rural Andhra Pradesh, India
This study uses secondary data from 2006 to assess the physical and mental health of rural, home-based sex workers and their young children in rural Andhra Pradesh state of India. The analyses of survey and clinical data show a high level of morbidity amongst sex worker women and their children. Women show high levels of nutritional deficiencies, anaemia, weight loss and hospitalisation. Women's mental health is particularly serious, with 92 per …
Region of Birth and Disability Among Recent U.S. Immigrants
Does the sale of sweetened beverages at school affect children's weight
Is there evidence that friends influence body weight? A systematic review of empirical research
Gender and Material Transfers Between Older Parents and Children in Ismailia, Egypt
In Egypt, kin relations have been governed by a patriarchal contract, which defines expectations for intergenerational support along gendered lines. Social changes may be disrupting these customs and bringing attention to the ways gender may influence intergenerational support in rapidly changing contexts. Using data from 4,465 parent-child dyads in Ismailia, Egypt, we examined whether intergenerational material transfers favored women over men a…
Comparing three body mass index classification systems to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents
There is a lack of consistency among the three main international systems in assessing overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Appreciably different estimates of prevalence and associations with age and sex are obtained depending on which system is used. Future studies should assess how well each system reflects valid measures of body composition
Influence of Friends on Children’s Physical Activity
We examined evidence for friendship influences on children's physical activity (PA) through systematic searches of online databases in May 2012. We identified 106 studies (25 qualitative) published in English since 2000 that analyzed indicators of friendship influences (e.g., communication about PA, friends’ PA, and PA with friends) among persons younger than 19 years. Children's PA was positively associated with encouragement from friends (43 of…
Returns on Lifetime Investments in Children in Egypt
Parental expectations about the companionship and assistance they will receive in later life from their children are key considerations in family formation decisions. We explore patterns of parents’ investment and the support and contact they receive from adult children in Egypt, where fertility is falling and sources of support at all life stages are in flux. Using data from a survey of older adults in Ismailia governorate, we consider parents’ …
Incidence of Childhood Obesity in the United States
BACKGROUND: Although the increased prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States has been documented, little is known about its incidence. We report here on the national incidence of obesity among elementary-school children. METHODS: We evaluated data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999, a representative prospective cohort of 7738 participants who were in kindergarten in 1998 in the United States. W…
Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990–2013
BACKGROUND: Remarkable financial and political efforts have been focused on the reduction of child mortality during the past few decades. Timely measurements of levels and trends in under-5 mortality are important to assess progress towards the Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4) target of reduction of child mortality by two thirds from 1990 to 2015, and to identify models of success. METHODS: We generated updated estimates of child mortality i…
Interview Interruption and Responses to Questions About Domestic Violence in India
This article uses the National Family Health Survey 2005-2006 (NFHS-3) of India to examine the relationship between interview interruption and the reporting of domestic violence. A sample of 65,610 currently married women was used to compare reported acts of physical and sexual violence among women who had been interrupted during their interview and those who had not. Logistic regression analyses indicated that women whose interviews were interru…
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990–2013
Social Competence and Obesity in Elementary School
Objectives. We examined the relationship between children’s weight and social competence. Methods. We used data from the third- and fifth-grade waves of the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–1999 (n = 8346) to examine changes in children’s weight and social competence. Results. Obesity in third grade was not associated with subsequent changes in social competence between third and fifth grade…
Sandwiches and subversion
Mealtimes are understudied processes in the social research on childhood. Our study uses ethnographic methods in two preschools in the southeastern United States to understand the types of strategies teachers use during meals and children's responses to these strategies. We identified three strategies teachers used to attempt to modify children's consumption: gatekeeping, directives, and hyperbolic justifications of consumption. We argue that chi…
Going global
Objective To describe adolescents’ eating patterns of traditional, global/non-local and mixed foods, and the factors that may influence food consumption, access and preferences, in a globalizing city. Design A representative sample of school-going adolescents completed a cross-sectional survey including an FFQ designed to identify traditional and global foods. Student’s t test and ordinal logistic regression were used to examine weekly food intak…
Globalization and Food Prestige among Indian Adolescents
This study provides a foundation for understanding how globalization and changing food environments are linked to cultural models of food prestige in adolescents. We used methods from cognitive anthropology, including free lists, pile sorts, and consensus modeling, to explore the meanings that Indian adolescents attribute to foods. Adolescents (n = 29) were asked to free list foods eaten outside and inside the home. Different adolescents (n = 65)…
A "snapshot" of physical activity and food habits among private school children in India
Concerns about increasing obesity in poorer parts of the world, including India, have often been premised in terms of global shifts in activity levels and caloric consumption. Lifestyle changes have been documented in large cities, but we do not know whether these changes are reaching young people in less urban locations. This study used photo journals to explore children's perceptions of their food and activity habits in a remote Indian city. Ch…
Do scheduled caste and scheduled tribe women legislators mean lower gender-caste gaps in primary schooling in India
Women's Political Empowerment and Investments in Primary Schooling in India
Development and evaluation of a Nutrition Transition-FFQ for adolescents in South India
Objective To develop and evaluate a Nutrition Transition-FFQ (NT-FFQ) to measure nutrition transition among adolescents in South India. Design We developed an interviewer-administered NT-FFQ comprising a 125-item semi-quantitative FFQ and a twenty-seven-item eating behaviour survey. The reproducibility and validity of the NT-FFQ were assessed using Spearman correlations, intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC), and levels of agreement using Bl…
Medicine (43 obras) · Environmental health (30 obras) · Demography (28 obras) · Geography (23 obras) · Sociology (22 obras) · Psychology (21 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (18 obras) · Population (17 obras) · Demography (16 obras) · Political science (15 obras)