2023
A social innovation to empower community-led monitoring and mobilization for HIV prevention in rural Kenya: experimenting to reduce the HIV prevention policy-implementation gap
Goodman M, Turan J, Keiser P, Seidel S, Raimer-Goodman L, Gitari S, Mukiri F, Brault M, Patel P. A social innovation to empower community-led monitoring and mobilization for HIV prevention in rural Kenya: experimenting to reduce the HIV prevention policy-implementation gap. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1240200. PMID: 38026281, PMCID: PMC10655084, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1240200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolicy implementation gapCommunity-led effortsHIV stigmaEvidence-policy gapHIV preventionPolicy realmSocial innovationInterventional contextsMicrofinance processesPolicy guidanceRelated inequitiesHIV policyGenerative contextCollective emotionsLeadership developmentHIV prevention toolSubsequent reportingRural KenyaPsychosocial theoryStigmaResource CommitteeFocal pointStrategic alignmentHIV pandemicStudy interventionAssessing 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
2021
Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Brault MA, Vermund SH, Aliyu MH, Omer SB, Clark D, Spiegelman D. Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 10751. PMID: 34682492, PMCID: PMC8535610, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaChronic DiseaseCOVID-19HIV InfectionsHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2ConceptsNon-communicable diseasesNon-communicable disease careInfectious diseasesHIV care infrastructureTropical infectious diseasesHIV/AIDS epidemicIntegrated service delivery modelCOVID-19Future pandemic threatsLow-cost interventionMinistry of HealthDisease careChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseSuch careIntegrated careAIDS ReliefHealth systemSub-Saharan AfricaDiseaseService delivery modelsPandemic threatAIDS epidemicCare infrastructureHealthcare modelGirl 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentEswatiniFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMarketingReproductive HealthReproductive Health ServicesSexual BehaviorConceptsHIV 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 surveyProject Last Mile and the development of the Girl Champ brand in eSwatini: engaging the private sector to promote uptake of health services among adolescent girls and young women
Brault MA, Christie S, Aquino S, Rendin A, Manchia A, Curry LA, Linnander EL. Project Last Mile and the development of the Girl Champ brand in eSwatini: engaging the private sector to promote uptake of health services among adolescent girls and young women. SAHARA-J Journal Of Social Aspects Of HIV/AIDS 2021, 18: 52-63. PMID: 33685358, PMCID: PMC7946024, DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2021.1894224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultEswatiniFemaleHealth ServicesHIV InfectionsHumansMalePrivate SectorSexual BehaviorYoung AdultConceptsStrategic marketing approachMarketing approachStrategic marketing processCoca-Cola systemMarket research findingsLast mileQualitative market researchStrategic marketingMarketing processMultinational corporationsMarket researchEmpirical evidencePrivate sectorDemand creationSRH servicesCommunication strategiesEswatini MinistryDepth interviewsResearch findingsBrandsLow demandYoung womenLocal ownershipMale counterpartsAdolescent girls
2020
Integrating and Interpreting Findings from the Latest Treatment as Prevention Trials
Brault MA, Spiegelman D, Abdool Karim SS, Vermund SH. Integrating and Interpreting Findings from the Latest Treatment as Prevention Trials. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2020, 17: 249-258. PMID: 32297219, PMCID: PMC7260110, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-020-00492-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Treatment as Prevention: Concepts and Challenges for Reducing HIV Incidence
Brault MA, Spiegelman D, Hargreaves J, Nash D, Vermund SH. Treatment as Prevention: Concepts and Challenges for Reducing HIV Incidence. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 82: s104-s112. PMID: 31658196, PMCID: PMC6820703, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyHIV transmissionHIV plasma loadReducing HIV IncidenceHIV prevention trialsCommunity-level interventionsDeployable vaccineViral suppressionHIV testingHIV incidencePrevention trialsUninfected personsChronic conditionsHIV investmentsEarly treatmentTreat strategySexual partnersViral expressionTransmission riskHIVTrialsTreatmentInconsistent findingsPreventionSaharan Africa
2018
Depression Among Alcohol Consuming, HIV Positive Men on ART Treatment in India
Ha T, Schensul SL, Irving M, Brault MA, Schensul JJ, Prabhughate P, Vaz M. Depression Among Alcohol Consuming, HIV Positive Men on ART Treatment in India. AIDS And Behavior 2018, 23: 1623-1633. PMID: 30446854, PMCID: PMC6525089, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2339-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingAnti-Retroviral AgentsCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionHIV InfectionsHumansIndiaMaleSocial StigmaConceptsMale PLHIVDepressive symptomsAntiretroviral treatmentHIV statusHIV-positive menSevere depressive symptomsPositive menMiddle-income countriesART treatmentPLHIVPsychosocial factorsIntervention studiesSymptomsAlcohol useBaseline surveyUrban MaharashtraTreatment pointsFamily-related concernsHIVDepressionFeelings of guiltTreatmentWork difficultiesMenPsychological components
2017
The introduction of new policies and strategies to reduce inequities and improve child health in Kenya: A country case study on progress in child survival, 2000-2013
Brault MA, Ngure K, Haley CA, Kabaka S, Sergon K, Desta T, Mwinga K, Vermund SH, Kipp AM. The introduction of new policies and strategies to reduce inequities and improve child health in Kenya: A country case study on progress in child survival, 2000-2013. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0181777. PMID: 28763454, PMCID: PMC5538680, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChild HealthChild Health ServicesChild MortalityChild, PreschoolFemaleFocus GroupsHealth PolicyHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHIV InfectionsHumansInfantInfant MortalityInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalKenyaMaleMaternal Health ServicesNeonatologyObstetricsPregnancyRural PopulationUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsCommunity health strategyNew policiesAFRO regionQualitative dataCountry case studiesUser feesChild survivalDepth case studyMillennium Development GoalsInsufficient progressEssential packageFour-country studyCase studyPolicies/strategiesKenya's effortsPolicy reviewDevelopment GoalsHealth strategiesNational documentsNeonatal careGeographic inequitiesInequitiesKey barriersProvision of immunizationsAfrican region