Enmanuel A Chavarria

Biographic Data

ID6684367
NAMEEnmanuel A Chavarria
GIVEN NAMESEnmanuel A
FAMILY NAMEChavarria
SIGNATURECHAVARRÍA E A
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Brownsville, USA
ORCID0000-0001-8418-5361
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Motivation for weight loss among completers of a free community-based weight loss program in a US-Mexico border region

    Open AccessMiriam Martínez, Cindy L Salazar-Collier et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    This study explores the perceptions and motivation for weight loss among participants who completed a free community-based weight loss program in a predominantly Hispanic and low-income region along the US-Mexico border using a Self-Determination Theory (SDT) perspective. This manuscript is timely as qualitative research on the effect of motivation as a factor in behavioral interventions to reduce overweight or obesity is currently lacking. Indiv…

  • Simple and easy

    Claudia X Aguado Loi, Dinorah Martinez Tyson et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2018

    Objective : Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening efforts have effectively reduced CRC morbidity and mortality, yet screening remains relatively low among Latinos. The study's purpose was to document the awareness/knowledge of Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) among Latinos, gain better understanding of patient and health care provider perceptions about FIT, and explore the feasibility of adoption/uptake. Design/Methods : The study was guided by qualit…