2022
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention: a Global Overview
Zhang C, Vermund S. Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention: a Global Overview. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2022, 19: 474-483. PMID: 36348186, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-022-00632-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoluntary medical male circumcisionMedical male circumcisionHIV preventionMale circumcisionPrevention strategiesEvidence-based HIV prevention strategiesBehavioral prevention strategiesHigher sexual risk behaviorsHIV prevention strategiesSexual risk behaviorsPurpose of ReviewWithDecreased riskClinical trialsCircumcision coverageVMMC coverageProtective effectRecent FindingsThereHealth professionalsSystematic reviewIncidence areaRisk behaviorsSexual partnersHealth authoritiesHealth systemMale partners
2016
Substance use and HIV-risk behaviors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in China: repeated measures in a cohort study design
Zhang C, Liu Y, Sun X, Wang J, Lu HY, He X, Zhang H, Ruan YH, Shao Y, Vermund SH, Qian HZ. Substance use and HIV-risk behaviors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in China: repeated measures in a cohort study design. AIDS Care 2016, 29: 644-653. PMID: 27832699, PMCID: PMC5350012, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1255709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsCohort study designSubstance useStudy designHIV-positive MSMHIV-positive menGeneralized Estimating Equation modelsFemale sex partnersRapid HIV transmissionMale sexual partnersRigorous study designsSexual risk behaviorsCurrent studySeronegative counterpartsSeropositive menSeropositive partnersHIV transmissionMean agePotential confoundersRisk factorsHigh riskRisk populationsSex partnersUnprotected sexRisk behaviorsSexual Behaviors Linked to Drug and Alcohol Use Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China
Zhang C, Qian HZ, Yin L, Liu Y, Strauss SM, Ruan Y, Shao Y, Lu H, Vermund SH. Sexual Behaviors Linked to Drug and Alcohol Use Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China. Substance Use & Misuse 2016, 51: 1821-1830. PMID: 27608264, PMCID: PMC5423713, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1197264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useHigher oddsAlcohol consumptionSexual behaviorDrug useHigh-risk sexual behaviorFemale partnersHistory of alcoholSexual risk behaviorsHigh-risk behaviorsEffects of drugsSelf-administered questionnaireSyphilis infectionHIV infectionSyphilis prevalenceMean ageSyphilis testingClinical trialsHIV epidemicHIV interventionsBlood samplesHIVHan ethnicityRisk behaviorsMSMHigh HIV prevalence and the internet as a source of HIV-related service information at a community-based organization in Peru: a cross-sectional study of men who have sex with men
Passaro RC, Haley CA, Sanchez H, Vermund SH, Kipp AM. High HIV prevalence and the internet as a source of HIV-related service information at a community-based organization in Peru: a cross-sectional study of men who have sex with men. BMC Public Health 2016, 16: 871. PMID: 27557857, PMCID: PMC4997688, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3561-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCommunity Health ServicesCross-Sectional StudiesHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansInformation Seeking BehaviorInformation ServicesInternetLogistic ModelsMaleMarketing of Health ServicesOdds RatioPatient Acceptance of Health CarePeer GroupPeruPrevalenceRisk-TakingSex WorkersSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersYoung AdultConceptsHIV prevalenceHIV servicesCross-sectional studyHIV careCommunity-based organizationsMethodsA cross-sectional studyMultivariable logistic regression modelSource of HIVHigh-risk personsSex workersHigh HIV prevalenceGeneral adult populationSex workers groupSexual risk behaviorsResource-limited settingsLogistic regression modelsHIV diagnosisWorker groupsHigh riskAdult populationInfected individualsPerson groupRisk behaviorsRisk profileMSM
2001
No change in health risk behaviors over time among HIV infected adolescents in care: role of psychological distress
Murphy D, Durako S, Moscicki A, Vermund S, Ma Y, Schwarz D, Muenz L, network T. No change in health risk behaviors over time among HIV infected adolescents in care: role of psychological distress. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2001, 29: 57-63. PMID: 11530304, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-139x(01)00287-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsRecent sexual activityRisk behaviorsUnprotected sexPsychological distressLast intercourseHigh-risk sexual behaviorSexual activityHealth-related anxietySexual behaviorSexual risk behaviorsFrequent alcohol useMarijuana useUse of alcoholComputer-assisted self-administered interviewPrimary careStudy visitObservational studyHIVClinical sitesHealth interventionsDepressed adolescentsAlcohol useHealth anxietyMeasures analysis
2000
Prevalence of and Risks for Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection and Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in Adolescent Girls: Impact of Infection With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Moscicki AB, Ellenberg JH, Vermund SH, Holland CA, Darragh T, Crowley-Nowick PA, Levin L, Wilson CM. Prevalence of and Risks for Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection and Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in Adolescent Girls: Impact of Infection With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. JAMA Pediatrics 2000, 154: 127-134. PMID: 10665598, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.154.2.127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous intraepithelial lesionsHPV infectionHuman papillomavirus infectionIntraepithelial lesionsPapillomavirus infectionHIV infectionHIV statusCervical human papillomavirus infectionLow-risk HPV typesCourse of HIVNormal cytologic findingsCD4 cell countCervical HPV infectionT-cell countsT-cell immunosuppressionHuman immunodeficiency virusHigh-risk typesAdolescent girlsSexual risk behaviorsImpact of infectionCD4 immunosuppressionBaseline visitHPV typesRisky sexual behaviorViral load
1998
Behavioral and Demographic Risk Factors for Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Heterosexual Couples: Report from the Heterosexual HIV Transmission Study
Skurnick J, Kennedy C, Perez G, Abrams J, Vermund S, Denny T, Wright T, Quinones M, Louria D. Behavioral and Demographic Risk Factors for Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Heterosexual Couples: Report from the Heterosexual HIV Transmission Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1998, 26: 855-864. PMID: 9564464, DOI: 10.1086/513929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-concordant couplesRisk factorsAnal sexHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionHeterosexual HIV transmission studyHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Virus type 1 infectionImmunodeficiency virus type 1HIV transmission studyHIV-discordant couplesStage of diseaseType 1 infectionBehavioral risk factorsUnprotected vaginal sexDemographic risk factorsMultivariate logistic modelVirus type 1Sexual risk behaviorsPartner infectionUninfected womenAntiviral therapyHIV transmissionDiscordant couplesPap smearGrade 2