Authors’ contributions
JJ conceived of and designed the study, acquired, analyzed and interpreted data, and then drafted the final manuscript and participated in manuscript revisions for important intellectual content. DS, ML, AG and YB made substantial contributions to the study conception and design, data analysis and interpretation and were involved in revising the manuscript critically for important intellectual content. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Authors’ information
Janet Jull, 85 Primrose Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 7G5 , jjull013@uottawa.ca.
Acknowledgement
We thank the women of Minwaashin Lodge for their participation in this study. We also thank Chrystal Desilets for her valuable contributions as research assistant during focus groups and data analysis. Janet Jull is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Bruyère Research Institute and University of Ottawa. Dawn Stacey holds a University of Ottawa Research Chair in
Knowledge Translation to Patients. Yvonne Boyer holds a Canada Research Chair in Aboriginal Health and Wellness at Brandon University. Funded by a KT Canada Student Fellowship and Training Program Award and Student Research Stipend.