2021
Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine—STI: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm—A Synopsis for Sexually Transmitted Infection Practitioners, Clinicians, and Researchers
Rietmeijer CA, Kissinger PJ, Guilamo-Ramos V, Gaydos CA, Hook EW, Mead A, Yang S, Geller A, Vermund SH. Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine—STI: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm—A Synopsis for Sexually Transmitted Infection Practitioners, Clinicians, and Researchers. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2021, 49: 169-175. PMID: 34475355, PMCID: PMC9365299, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual health paradigmMedicine reportFuture public health programsDisease intervention specialistsSexual health practitionersPublic health staffCommunity outreach workersPublic health advancesPublic health programsTransmitted InfectionsSTI managementHealth staffHidden epidemicHealth paradigmSexual healthHealth programsReportable STIsSexual debutHealth practitionersSTIsOutreach workersHealth advancesIntervention specialistsInfectionClinicians
2010
An Empirical Approach to Defining Loss to Follow-up Among Patients Enrolled in Antiretroviral Treatment Programs
Chi BH, Cantrell RA, Mwango A, Westfall AO, Mutale W, Limbada M, Mulenga LB, Vermund SH, Stringer JS. An Empirical Approach to Defining Loss to Follow-up Among Patients Enrolled in Antiretroviral Treatment Programs. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2010, 171: 924-931. PMID: 20219765, PMCID: PMC2850972, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyHIV-infected adultsAntiretroviral treatment programLTFU definitionTreatment cohortsPatient attritionLast appointmentPatient lossCohort membersLTFUConsensus criteriaTreatment programPatientsOne-thirdMore reliable comparisonsDaysAppointmentsTherapyCohortCliniciansMisclassificationMarginal differencesVisitsCare