| feeding patterns of triatoma longipennis usinger (hemiptera, reduviidae) in peridomestic habitats of a rural community in jalisco state, mexico. | we analyzed triatomine blood feeding patterns to evaluate the role of peridomiciles in trypanosoma cruzi transmission at the rural village of tepehuaje de morelos at jalisco state, mexico (1999). a total of 206 bugs were collected in 11 out of 26 households (42.3%). nymphs predominated in the collections (64.9% of the total). except for one triatoma barberi female, a species that belongs to the protracta species complex, all adults were triatoma longipennis, a species of the phyllosoma complex. ... | 2004 | 15605639 |
| dietary intakes of polyunsaturated fatty acids among pregnant mexican women. | nutritional demands for docosahexaenoic acid (dha) are high during pregnancy. diets low in dha and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty-acids (lc-pufa) in pregnancy are associated with poorer dha status and slower reestablishment of maternal stores. to assess intakes of lc-pufa among urban pregnant women in central mexico, we conducted a cross-sectional survey in prenatal clinic at the general hospital no. 1 of the mexican society security institute, cuernavaca, morelos, mexico. we ascertained intak ... | 2011 | 21410881 |
| scripted messages delivered by nurses and radio changed beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors regarding infant and young child feeding in mexico. | scalable interventions are needed to improve infant and young child feeding (iycf). we evaluated whether an iycf nutrition communication strategy using radio and nurses changed beliefs, attitudes, social norms, intentions, and behaviors related to breastfeeding (bf), dietary diversity, and food consistency. women with children 6-24 mo were randomly selected from 6 semi-urban, low-income communities in the mexican state of morelos (intervention, n = 266) and from 3 comparable communities in puebl ... | 2013 | 23616510 |