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 ResearchConceptsMale 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
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