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. 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
2018
Mediating risk through young women’s marital arrangements and intimate relationships in low-income communities in urban India
Brault MA, Schensul SL. Mediating risk through young women’s marital arrangements and intimate relationships in low-income communities in urban India. Culture Health & Sexuality 2018, 20: 1055-1070. PMID: 30328774, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2018.1491061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income communitiesMarital arrangementsUrban IndiaYoung women's experiencesYoung womenPatriarchal normsGender normsMarital practicesEthnographic dataWomen's experiencesDevelopment of intimacyCareer expectationsIntimate relationshipsOwn relationshipMarriagePhysical intimacyCareer advancementSocial networksMarital relationshipFamily supportMarital typesIntimacySpousal relationshipIndiaTypes of risksSexual intimacy and marital relationships in a low-income urban community in India
Schensul SL, Brault MA, Prabhughate P, Bankar S, Ha T, Foster D. Sexual intimacy and marital relationships in a low-income urban community in India. Culture Health & Sexuality 2018, 20: 1087-1101. PMID: 30328771, PMCID: PMC6470050, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2018.1491060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMarital relationshipQuantitative survey dataLow-income urban communitiesSexual healthLow-income communitiesHusband's demandsQualitative interviewsRelational equitySexual relationshipsForced sexWomen's sexual healthUrban communitiesPoor marital relationshipMarried womenSexual intimacyNegative viewsSurvey dataStrong desirePoor healthGreater communicationLack of facilitiesIntimacyHusbandsCommunityFamily members
2017
The Role of Premarital Agency in Delaying Marriage and Reproductive Decision Making in Urban India
Brault M, Schensul S, Bankar S. The Role of Premarital Agency in Delaying Marriage and Reproductive Decision Making in Urban India. 2017, 21-39. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60417-6_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTiming of marriageWay young womenLife course theoryDevelopment of agencyLow-income communitiesYoung womenImpact of agencyDelaying marriageLow-income familiesPatriarchal normsSocial changePatriarchal familyMarital familyCourse theoryUrban IndiaCoercive sexEmployment opportunitiesLow-income girlsSocial resourcesEarly marriageFamilial contextOwn pathwaysMarriageAgenciesYoung wifeGroup 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