2016
Occupational hazards of traditional healers: repeated unprotected blood exposures risk infectious disease transmission
Audet CM, Salato J, Blevins M, Silva W, González‐Calvo L, Vermund SH, Gaspar F. Occupational hazards of traditional healers: repeated unprotected blood exposures risk infectious disease transmission. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2016, 21: 1476-1480. PMID: 27580349, PMCID: PMC5093076, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood exposureOccupational hazardsBlood-borne agentsTraditional healersWilcoxon rank sum testRank sum testHepatitis BC virusChronic illnessInfectious disease transmissionHigh prevalenceZambézia ProvincePast monthHealers' practicesChi-squareTraditional practitionersMedianPatientsDisease transmissionInjectionRandom sampleRural MozambiqueExposureHealersSimple random sample
2009
Prevalence of HIV infection and predictors for syphilis infection among female sex workers in southern China.
Lu F, Jia Y, Sun X, Wang L, Liu W, Xiao Y, Zeng G, Li C, Liu J, Cassell H, Chen HT, Vermund SH. Prevalence of HIV infection and predictors for syphilis infection among female sex workers in southern China. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 2009, 40: 263-72. PMID: 19323011, PMCID: PMC2745968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale sex workersInconsistent condom useSyphilis infectionHIV infectionCondom usePast monthSex workersCross-sectional studyRegular sex partnersVenue-based methodsHalf of participantsEligible participantsRisk factorsSTD symptomsPrevalence ratesDrug usersSex partnersInfectionLess educationPrevalenceMinority ethnic groupsMonthsLiuzhou CityEthnic groupsNon-local residents
2008
Risk Factors for Syphilis and Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B and C among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beijing, China: Implications for HIV Prevention
Ruan Y, Luo F, Jia Y, Li X, Li Q, Liang H, Zhang X, Li D, Shi W, Freeman JM, Vermund SH, Shao Y. Risk Factors for Syphilis and Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B and C among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beijing, China: Implications for HIV Prevention. AIDS And Behavior 2008, 13: 663-670. PMID: 19082879, PMCID: PMC2747785, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9503-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale sex partnersSex partnersHepatitis BHIV prevalenceLifetime male sex partnersCasual male sex partnersPrevalence of HIVUnprotected anal intercourseAlcohol-related interventionsHepatitis CSyphilis infectionCondom promotionRisk factorsHIV preventionBeijing MSMMedian numberSTD controlDrank alcoholAnal intercourseRisk behaviorsPast monthAlcohol usePrevalencePrevention effortsSyphilis
1999
HIV/AIDS in Nonurban Alabama: Risk Activities and Access to Services Among HIV-Infected Persons
BELTRAMI J, VERMUND S, FAWAL H, MOON T, VON BARGEN J, HOLMBERG S. HIV/AIDS in Nonurban Alabama: Risk Activities and Access to Services Among HIV-Infected Persons. Southern Medical Journal 1999, 92: 677-683. PMID: 10414476, DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199907000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Rising HIV-1 prevalence among sexually transmitted disease clinic attenders in Jamaica: traumatic sex and genital ulcers as risk factors.
Figueroa JP, Brathwaite A, Morris J, Ward E, Peruga A, Blattner W, Vermund SH, Hayes R. Rising HIV-1 prevalence among sexually transmitted disease clinic attenders in Jamaica: traumatic sex and genital ulcers as risk factors. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1994, 7: 310-6. PMID: 8106971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital ulcersHIV infectionSyphilis serologyHIV Type 1 InfectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionMultiple logistic regression analysisHIV-1 prevalenceImmunodeficiency virus infectionType 1 infectionComprehensive health centersLogistic regression analysisDisease clinic attendersHeterosexual menMore sex partnersDisease complaintsClinic attendersIndependent associationRisk factorsHealth centersVirus infectionPresent complaintsSex partnersUlcersAge adjustmentPast month