Exploring the Vaginal Microbiome and Intravaginal Practices in Postmenopausal Women

Gaea A. Daniel, PhD, RN, is Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia.

Yingtian Hu, BS, is Doctoral Student, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia.

Despina Tsementzi, PhD, is Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia.

C. Ileen Jhaney, MPH, is Research Informatics Analyst, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.

Yi-Juan Hu, PhD, is Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia.

Katherine A. Yeager, PhD, RN, is Associate Professor, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia.

Jinbing Bai, PhD, RN, is Assistant Professor, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia.

Mary Dolan, MD, MPH, is Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Emory University Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia.

Deborah W. Bruner, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Senior Vice President for Research, Emory University, Atlanta, Gerogia.

Accepted for publication April 24, 2021.

Original research reported in this publication was supported, in part, by a grant from the Emory University Winship Cancer Institute Winship Invest$ (D. W. B.). The secondary data analysis for this dissertation research was supported by the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars Program, and the National Black Nurses Association. Dr. Daniel is supported by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number T32ES012870.

This pilot study was a secondary data analysis of an ongoing institutional review board-approved study. In addition, the data used were deidentified. As such, this study did not meet Emory University’s Institutional Review Board requirement for approval of the study protocol.

The authors thank the research study team and the study participants for their contributions.

The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

Corresponding author: Gaea A. Daniel, PhD, RN, Emory University School of Nursing, 1520 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30322 (e-mail: [email protected]).

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