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
2020
Measuring child survival for the Millennium Development Goals in Africa: what have we learned and what more is needed to evaluate the Sustainable Development Goals?
Brault MA, Mwinga K, Kipp AM, Kennedy SB, Maimbolwa M, Moyo P, Ngure K, Haley CA, Vermund SH. Measuring child survival for the Millennium Development Goals in Africa: what have we learned and what more is needed to evaluate the Sustainable Development Goals? Global Health Action 2020, 13: 1732668. PMID: 32114967, PMCID: PMC7067162, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1732668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSustainable Development Goal periodMillennium Development GoalsDevelopment GoalsGoal periodAreas of governanceMillennium Development Goal periodKey global health challengeSustainable Development GoalsChild mortalityCountry‐specific goalsQualitative data collectionPolicy documentsNational contextsRegion nationsCountries—KenyaQualitative interviewsSub-Saharan AfricaMethodological opportunitiesInternational goalsFamiliar themesValuable lessonsCountriesCase studyChild survivalQuantitative indicators
2018
Factors influencing rapid progress in child health in post-conflict Liberia: a mixed methods country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013
Brault MA, Kennedy SB, Haley CA, Clarke AT, Duworko MC, Habimana P, Vermund SH, Kipp AM, Mwinga K. Factors influencing rapid progress in child health in post-conflict Liberia: a mixed methods country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e021879. PMID: 30327401, PMCID: PMC6196853, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCivil warPost-conflict settingsCountry’s civil warCountry case studiesPost-conflict LiberiaDepth case studyCommunity-based organizationsKey informant interviewsAfrican regionCase studyFocus group discussionsChild survivalDonor organizationsLiberia experienceQualitative interviewsInformant interviewsNational documentsIntersectoral collaborationFour CountriesTraditional midwivesGroup discussionsChild health programsLiberiaWarGoal 4Sexual 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