2023
Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini
Brault M, Linnander E, Ginindza T, Mabuza K, Christie S, Canavan M, Jones A, Desai M. Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini. Global Health Action 2023, 16: 2243760. PMID: 37565704, PMCID: PMC10424588, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2243760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health record systemsYoung womenHealth service utilisationAdolescent girlsReproductive health service utilisationInterrupted time series analysisService utilisationHealth record systemsUtilisation dataMonthly visitsReproductive healthVisit trendsCOVID-19 lockdown periodRecord systemTwo-year periodCOVID-19 lockdownWomenSaharan AfricaSignificant changesCOVID-19 periodLockdown periodManzini regionGirlsEswatiniAGYW
2022
Women’s Knowledge of Bladder Health: What We Have Learned in the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium
Rickey L, Camenga D, Brady S, Williams B, Wyman J, Brault M, Smith A, LaCoursiere D, James A, Lavender M, Low L. Women’s Knowledge of Bladder Health: What We Have Learned in the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium. Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports 2022, 17: 188-195. PMID: 37206992, PMCID: PMC10195105, DOI: 10.1007/s11884-022-00655-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract symptomsBladder functionBladder healthLower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research ConsortiumWomen's knowledgeBladder health promotionUrinary tract symptomsAbnormal bladder functionPrevention intervention strategiesSymptom findingsTract symptomsPLUS studyHealth promotionHealth StudyFocus group transcriptsHealth educationFocus group participantsAdult womenReviewThe goalProtective factorsGroup participantsIntervention strategiesWomenBeliefs QuestionnaireGroup transcripts
2021
Girl Champ in eSwatini: A Strategic Marketing Campaign to Promote Demand for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Young Women
Brault MA, Christie S, Manchia A, Mabuza K, Dlamini M, Linnander EL. Girl Champ in eSwatini: A Strategic Marketing Campaign to Promote Demand for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Young Women. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 26: 853-863. PMID: 34463895, PMCID: PMC8840893, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03446-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV servicesYoung womenHealth service utilizationDemand creation interventionsReproductive health servicesMixed-methods evaluationService utilizationHealth servicesLongitudinal improvementAdolescent girlsReproductive servicesAGYWBehavior changeWomenLimited awarenessParticipant feedbackParticipant feedback surveysManzini regionMethods evaluationQualitative interviewsYouth behavior changeClinicFindingsEswatiniFeedback survey
2017
Group Couples' Intervention to Improve Sexual Health Among Married Women in a Low‐Income Community in Mumbai, India
Maitra S, Schensul SL, Hallowell BD, Brault MA, Nastasi BK. Group Couples' Intervention to Improve Sexual Health Among Married Women in a Low‐Income Community in Mumbai, India. Journal Of Marital And Family Therapy 2017, 44: 73-89. PMID: 28683159, DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual healthLow-income communitiesCouple interventionsUrban health centersSexual health knowledgeWomen's sexual healthGynecological servicesHealth centersHealth knowledgeInvolvement of menCouples' participationInterventionFamily relationsMarital healthIntervention projectQualitative findingsMarried womenWomenHealthSignificant changesMarital relationshipSpousal relationshipCommunityParticipationMultilevel community
2016
Multilevel Perspectives on Female Sterilization in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India
Brault MA, Schensul SL, Singh R, Verma RK, Jadhav K. Multilevel Perspectives on Female Sterilization in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India. Qualitative Health Research 2016, 26: 1550-1560. PMID: 26078329, DOI: 10.1177/1049732315589744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income womenPost-sterilization regretReversible contraceptivesFemale sterilizationSurgical sterilizationPerspectives of womenWomenEmotional healthReproductive choicesLow-income areasSocioeconomic factorsWomen's reproductive choicesFamily planning policiesLow-income communitiesIdeal family sizeSexual relationshipsPlanning policiesDepth interviewsGender rolesKey informantsContraceptives