2024
A Mixed Methods Exploration of Young Women’s Agency and Mental Health during COVID-19 in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India
Brault M, Peskin M, Jones A, Saikia A, Bhutia R, Cheruvu S, Jagtap V, Singh R, Nair P, Vedanthan R, Vermund S, Maitra S. A Mixed Methods Exploration of Young Women’s Agency and Mental Health during COVID-19 in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 1007. PMID: 39200618, PMCID: PMC11354834, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21081007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income communitiesMental healthHealth inequalitiesAssess health concernsAssociated with less anxietyConstant comparative approachQualitative dataWorsening mental healthAssociated with depressionDeepening health inequitiesAnalyzed qualitative dataSemi-structured interviewsSelf-carePopulation of youthQuantitative dataLow-incomeLess anxietyAGYWAnxiety symptomsCOVID-19Financial insecurityHealthHealth concernMitigate adverse consequencesWomen's agency
2021
Friends as Informal Educators: The Role of Peer Relationships in Promotion of Sexual Health Services among College Students
Muraleetharan V, Brault MA. Friends as Informal Educators: The Role of Peer Relationships in Promotion of Sexual Health Services among College Students. Community Health Equity Research & Policy 2021, 44: 29-41. PMID: 34284679, PMCID: PMC10730011, DOI: 10.1177/0272684x211034661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual health resourcesSexual health promotionSemi-structured interviewsPeer relationshipsPolicy interviewsSocial capitalEthnographic studyOfficial resourcesInformal educatorsSexual health servicesIndividualistic modelNew formsUniversity personnelHealth promotionHealth resourcesPublic health promotionStudent actorsInterviewsHealth information sharingHealth servicesInformation sharingEducator trainingPromotionFriendsActors