2020
Transmission of HIV and HCV within Former Soviet Union Countries
Aibekova L, Bexeitova A, Aldabergenova A, Hortelano G, Ge Z, Yi F, Shao Y, DeHovitz J, Vermund SH, Ali S. Transmission of HIV and HCV within Former Soviet Union Countries. Canadian Journal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2020, 2020: 9701920. PMID: 32733822, PMCID: PMC7378597, DOI: 10.1155/2020/9701920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis C virusBlood-borne infectionsTransmission of HIVInjection drug useBlood-borne virusesHigh-risk populationInjection drug usersHarm reduction effortsOrigin of infectionImmunodeficiency virusC virusFSU countriesDrug usersDrug useHIV sequencesInfectionFormer Soviet Union countriesSoviet Union countriesVirusMajor populationPopulation
2012
HIV knowledge and health-seeking behavior in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Audet CM, Sidat M, Blevins M, Moon TD, Vergara A, Vermund SH. HIV knowledge and health-seeking behavior in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. SAHARA-J Journal Of Social Aspects Of HIV/AIDS 2012, 9: 41-46. PMID: 23237020, PMCID: PMC3868210, DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2012.665257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-seeking behaviourHIV transmissionZambézia ProvinceTraditional healersCommunity health care workersGovernment health clinicsCommunity health workersHealth care workersTransmission of HIVHIV prevalence ratesMajority of participantsHIV knowledgeTransmission knowledgeHealth clinicsHIV preventionHealth workersPrevalence ratesPrevention knowledgeMultiple-choice questionnaireSerious illnessHIV educationInfection rateClinical sitesCondom useLevel of knowledge
2007
Influence of body mass index on pregnancy outcomes among HIV‐infected and HIV‐uninfected Zambian women
Banda Y, Chapman V, Goldenberg RL, H. B, Vermund SH, Stringer JS. Influence of body mass index on pregnancy outcomes among HIV‐infected and HIV‐uninfected Zambian women. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2007, 12: 856-861. PMID: 17596253, PMCID: PMC2570322, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01857.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPregnancy outcomesBirth weightInfant weightMass indexZambian womenBMI unitsLower body mass indexChild transmission ratePerinatal HIV transmissionPrevention of motherHIV viral loadInfant birth weightMean birth weightTransmission of HIVNevirapine administrationPrior stillbirthBMI quartilesCD4 countChild transmissionViral loadHIV transmissionMaternal parityUnivariate analysisClinical trials
2002
Perinatal HIV transmission: developing country considerations
Goldenberg RL, Stringer JS, Sinkala M, Vermund SH. Perinatal HIV transmission: developing country considerations. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2002, 12: 149-158. PMID: 12530611, DOI: 10.1080/jmf.12.3.149.158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal HIV infectionMaternal-child transmissionObstetric care systemTransmission of HIVMortality rate 10HIV infectionAntiviral therapyPregnant womenChildhood mortalityInfantsHIVCare systemDevastating problemEarly childhoodInfectionMothersSubstantial additional resourcesTherapyMortalityPrevalenceWomenTransmission of HIV
Kristensen S, Sinkala M, Vermund S. Transmission of HIV. 2002, 217-230. DOI: 10.1007/0-306-47817-x_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSafe male circumcisionSustained antiretroviral therapyTransmission of HIVProportion of infectionsSexual partner numberAntiretroviral therapyHIV vaccineSexual exposureHIV preventionSTD treatmentHuman studiesMale circumcisionCondom useMale partnersBehavioral interventionsPartner numbersEmployment-related exposureInterventionHIVAdditional strategiesLower ratesHigh rateLimited valueSaharan AfricaExposure