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
2007
Sexually Transmitted Infections and Risk Factors Among Truck Stand Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alam N, Rahman M, Gausia K, Yunus MD, Islam N, Chaudhury P, Monira S, Funkhouser E, Vermund SH, Killewo J. Sexually Transmitted Infections and Risk Factors Among Truck Stand Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2007, 34: 99-103. PMID: 16837827, PMCID: PMC2730758, DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000225325.23340.a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsTejgaon truck standCross-sectional studySignificant predictorsHIV intervention programsHigh-risk behaviorsTransmitted InfectionsMultivariable analysisChlamydial infectionPrevalence ratesSex partnersOlder ageInfectionSex workersLast monthIntervention programsMenSTI dataSTIsRandom sampleWomenPredictorsDhakaMotor mechanicsGonorrhea
2002
Douching Beliefs and Practices among Black and White Women
Funkhouser E, Pulley L, Lueschen G, Costello C, Hook E, Vermund SH. Douching Beliefs and Practices among Black and White Women. Journal Of Women's Health 2002, 11: 29-37. PMID: 11860722, DOI: 10.1089/152460902753473435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth SurveysHumansHygieneInterpersonal RelationsMiddle AgedPatient Education as TopicSocioeconomic FactorsSoutheastern United StatesTherapeutic IrrigationVaginaWhite PeopleConceptsAdult womenWhite womenHealthcare provider adviceSubstantial proportionGood hygieneProvider adviceDouching practicesOlder womenHigh school educationDouchingHealthcare providersSalutary effectsWomenTelephone surveyGood hygienic practicesHygienic practicesRandom sampleHygieneUnited StatesAdvicePregnancyInfectionDoucheProportionPhysicians