2012
Poor-quality health services and lack of programme support leads to low uptake of HIV testing in rural Mozambique
Audet CM, Groh K, Moon TD, Vermund SH, Sidat M. Poor-quality health services and lack of programme support leads to low uptake of HIV testing in rural Mozambique. African Journal Of AIDS Research 2012, 11: 327-335. PMID: 25860191, PMCID: PMC4837645, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2012.754832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient's HIV statusHIV statusHIV testingHIV infectionHigh burdenPoor quality health servicesFood supplement programWorld's highest burdenClinical service deliveryHIV diseaseZambézia ProvinceClinical practiceHealth servicesLow uptakePoor accessFatalistic beliefsHIVRural districtsInfectionFocus group discussionsRural MozambiquePurposeful samplingGender-specific focus group discussionsIntentional disclosureService delivery
2007
Syndromic management training for non-formal care providers in Pakistan improves quality of care for sexually transmitted diseases STD care: a randomized clinical trial.
Shah SA, Kristensen S, Memon MA, White HL, Vermund SH. Syndromic management training for non-formal care providers in Pakistan improves quality of care for sexually transmitted diseases STD care: a randomized clinical trial. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 2007, 38: 737-48. PMID: 17883016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTD careIntervention groupCare providersControl groupRandomized clinical trialsThree-armed trialQuality of careCase management servicesSTD servicesSyndromic managementClinical trialsCondom provisionCondom useNon-formal providersExit interviewsCareTrialsGroupProvidersService deliveryManagement trainingPatientsReferralMore knowledgeMonths