2022
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Adolescents: Cross-Sectional School Survey in Four Chinese Cities Prior to Vaccine Availability
Rehati P, Amaerjiang N, Yang L, Xiao H, Li M, Zunong J, Wang L, Vermund SH, Hu Y. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Adolescents: Cross-Sectional School Survey in Four Chinese Cities Prior to Vaccine Availability. Vaccines 2022, 10: 452. PMID: 35335083, PMCID: PMC8952375, DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10030452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine hesitancyCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyLimited health literacyNovel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicCross-sectional surveyCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicLow risk awarenessMultivariable analysisMean ageVaccination awarenessVaccination experienceEffective vaccineDoctor's recommendationVaccine preparednessMultinomial logistic regressionVaccine confidenceHealth literacyVaccine availabilityVaccination concernsVaccine resistanceVaccine accessLogistic regressionEmergency useDisease pandemicVaccineDehydration Status Aggravates Early Renal Impairment in Children: A Longitudinal Study
Amaerjiang N, Li M, Xiao H, Zunong J, Li Z, Huang D, Vermund SH, Pérez-Escamilla R, Jiang X, Hu Y. Dehydration Status Aggravates Early Renal Impairment in Children: A Longitudinal Study. Nutrients 2022, 14: 335. PMID: 35057516, PMCID: PMC8778530, DOI: 10.3390/nu14020335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal function impairmentEuhydrated groupRenal impairmentUrine specific gravityDehydration statusDehydrated groupFunction impairmentSchool weekdaysHydration statusPrevalence of dehydrationLongitudinal studyMixed-effects regression modelsChi-square testTubular abnormalitiesMean ageChild CohortMicroalbuminImpairmentDifferent hydration statusChildrenWeeksRegression modelsStatusGroupSchool day
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 behaviorsMSM
2012
The Association among Literacy, Numeracy, HIV Knowledge and Health-Seeking Behavior: A Population-Based Survey of Women in Rural Mozambique
Ciampa PJ, Vaz LM, Blevins M, Sidat M, Rothman RL, Vermund SH, Vergara AE. The Association among Literacy, Numeracy, HIV Knowledge and Health-Seeking Behavior: A Population-Based Survey of Women in Rural Mozambique. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e39391. PMID: 22745747, PMCID: PMC3382184, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow HIV knowledgeHIV knowledgeLiteracy/numeracyHIV testingMean agePrenatal careSelf-reported HIV testingHealth seeking behaviourWorse health behaviorsMultivariable regression modelsImproved health outcomesRespondents' mean ageSurvey of womenLimited literacy skillsHealth behaviorsHealth outcomesLimited literacyMozambican womenWomenFurther studiesAssociationCareNumeracy subscaleRural MozambiqueRegression models
2011
Contemporary profile of oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS and associated risk factors in a southeastern US clinic
Tamí‐Maury I, Willig J, Vermund S, Jolly P, Aban I, Hill J, Wilson CM. Contemporary profile of oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS and associated risk factors in a southeastern US clinic. Journal Of Public Health Dentistry 2011, 71: 257-264. PMID: 22320283, DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2011.00256.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBlack or African AmericanCandidiasis, OralCD4 Lymphocyte CountCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeterosexualityHIV InfectionsHIV-1Homosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMouth DiseasesOropharynxPharyngeal DiseasesPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSoutheastern United StatesViral LoadYoung AdultConceptsOral manifestationsOropharyngeal candidiasisRisk factorsUS clinicsHIV-1 RNA viral loadLow baseline CD4 countBaseline CD4 valueMean baseline CD4Active antiretroviral therapyBaseline CD4 countRNA viral loadHIV-positive individualsHIV/AIDSLogistic regression modelsBaseline CD4Antiretroviral therapyCD4 countLaboratory characteristicsRetrospective reviewCD4 valuesViral loadHIV prevalenceMean ageT cellsHAART
2007
Frequent HTLV-1 infection in the offspring of Peruvian women with HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis or strongyloidiasis.
Gotuzzo E, Moody J, Verdonck K, Cabada MM, González E, Van Dooren S, Vandamme AM, Terashima A, Vermund SH. Frequent HTLV-1 infection in the offspring of Peruvian women with HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis or strongyloidiasis. BULL PAN AM HEALTH ORGAN 2007, 22: 223-30. PMID: 18078583, DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892007000900001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHAM/TSPHTLV-1 infectionOffspring of mothersHTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisTropical spastic paraparesisSpastic paraparesisAsymptomatic motherHTLV-1Asymptomatic HTLV-1 infectionHTLV-1-positive womenMultiple logistic regression analysisHTLV-1 transmissionLogistic regression analysisDaughters of womenTransfusion historyAsymptomatic infectionMean ageHTLV infectionTime of testingRisk factorsClinical conditionsStrongyloidiasisPeruvian womenInfection
2004
Adherence to HAART Among HIV-Infected Persons in Rural Louisiana
Mohammed H, Kieltyka L, Richardson-Alston G, Magnus M, Fawal H, Vermund SH, Rice J, Kissinger P. Adherence to HAART Among HIV-Infected Persons in Rural Louisiana. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2004, 18: 289-296. PMID: 15186712, DOI: 10.1089/108729104323076025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBlack or African AmericanDepressive DisorderEducational StatusEmploymentHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIncomeLogistic ModelsLouisianaMarital StatusMiddle AgedMotivationMultivariate AnalysisPatient ComplianceRisk FactorsRural HealthSeverity of Illness IndexSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsIllicit drug useOdds ratioDrug useProblem drinkingActive antiretroviral therapyLogistic regression analysisBehavioral factorsLack of adherenceAntiretroviral therapyHIV clinicMultivariable analysisMean ageHAART medicationNonadherenceAdherence informationHAARTPrior monthPast weekPatientsConvenience sampleMedicationsAdherenceHIVRegression analysisAfrican Americans
1987
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION OF THE CERVIX IN ADOLESCENTS
Rosenfeld W, Vermund S, Saed S, Burk R. HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION OF THE CERVIX IN ADOLESCENTS. Pediatric Research 1987, 21: 177-177. DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198704010-00066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman papillomavirusHPV infectionPap smearMore HPV infectionsCervical HPV infectionHPV-negative patientsHuman papillomavirus infectionMore lifetime sexual partnersUrban teaching hospitalLifetime sexual partnersHPV analysisHPV- patientsHPV positivityNegative patientsPapillomavirus infectionGynecologic ageHPV 6Uterine cervixMean agePremalignant lesionsAdolescent clinicSaline lavageTeaching hospitalHigh prevalenceRisk populations