2023
Increasing Spiritual Beliefs are Associated With Lower HIV Incidence Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Results From HPTN 061 Longitudinal Study
Ransome Y, Taggart T, Huang A, Vermund S, Mayer K, Nunn A. Increasing Spiritual Beliefs are Associated With Lower HIV Incidence Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Results From HPTN 061 Longitudinal Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2023, 94: 196-202. PMID: 37850978, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV seroconversionHIV incidenceBehavioral HIV prevention interventionsLower HIV incidenceProportional hazards regressionHIV prevention interventionsBlack menSpiritual beliefsOne-unit increaseHazards regressionLongitudinal riskPrevention interventionsHIVBiomedical assessmentLower hazard rateLongitudinal studyMenMonthsSeroconversionLongitudinal analysisReligious service attendanceIncidenceBaselineBMSMHigher proportion
2021
Interaction of Religion/Spirituality With Internalized HIV Stigma, Depression, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Risk Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: The 6 City HPTN 061 Study
Taggart T, Mayer KH, Vermund SH, Huang S, Hayashi K, Ransome Y. Interaction of Religion/Spirituality With Internalized HIV Stigma, Depression, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Risk Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: The 6 City HPTN 061 Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2021, 87: e188-e197. PMID: 33633033, PMCID: PMC8131231, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternalized HIV stigmaHIV stigmaDepressive symptomsInfluence of drugsAlcohol useActivity scoreHIV Prevention Trials Network 061 studyDepressive symptom scoresHPTN 061 StudyBlack menSymptom scoresFuture intervention researchAnal intercourseHigh riskSymptomsRisk behaviorsSexual riskSubstance useBMSMBaseline dataDrugsHIVMenGeneralized structural equation modelScores
2012
HIV/AIDS-Related Attitudes and Practices Among Traditional Healers in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Audet CM, Blevins M, Moon TD, Sidat M, Shepherd BE, Pires P, Vergara A, Vermund SH. HIV/AIDS-Related Attitudes and Practices Among Traditional Healers in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2012, 18: 1133-1141. PMID: 23171035, PMCID: PMC3513988, DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZambézia ProvinceTraditional healersHuman immunodeficiency virus infection/HIV/AIDS careHealth systemAllopathic providersTreatment practicesAllopathic health systemSymptoms/signsHIV/AIDS-related attitudesPatient's symptoms/signsFormal health providersHIV/AIDS trainingHIV/AIDSHIV patientsHIV diseaseHIV pathogenesisImmunodeficiency syndromeUninfected personsInfection/Late presentationHIV trainingInfectious originHIV knowledgeReferral practices