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
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 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 surveySupporting Patient-centered Communication on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health—Perspectives to Build an Appointment Planning Tool
Brault MA, Curry LA, Kershaw T, Singh K, Vash-Margita A, Camenga D. Supporting Patient-centered Communication on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health—Perspectives to Build an Appointment Planning Tool. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2021, 34: 725-731. PMID: 33989800, PMCID: PMC10712738, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent HealthChildCommunicationFemaleHumansPatient-Centered CareReproductive HealthSexual HealthConceptsSRH communicationAdolescent primary care clinicPatient/provider communicationAdolescent gynecology clinicPrimary care clinicsAdolescent girlsReproductive health perspectiveMobile health toolsPatient-centered carePatient-centered communicationFacilitators/barriersClinic visitsGynecology clinicCare clinicsSRH careProvider communicationClinic settingHolistic careContraceptive choicesHealthcare providersHealth toolsReproductive careCareAdolescent SexualHealth perspective