2023
COVID-19 vaccine equity in Africa
Turyasingura N, James W, Vermund S. COVID-19 vaccine equity in Africa. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2023, 117: 470-472. PMID: 36622662, PMCID: PMC10235805, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trac130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine equitySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Severe COVID-19 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSyndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19 vaccination ratesCOVID-19 infectionDisease 2019 pandemicLower COVID-19 vaccination ratesCoronavirus 2Vaccination ratesVaccine developmentVaccine distributionGlobal health discourseHealth discourseHigh-income nationsHospitalizationInfection
2022
The role of agriculture in achieving Universal Health Coverage in Africa
Frimpong S, Vermund SH. The role of agriculture in achieving Universal Health Coverage in Africa. Journal Of Global Health 2022, 12: 03053. PMID: 35841623, PMCID: PMC9288254, DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.03053.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
How coronavirus disease 2019 entered Africa and the Middle East: a case study from Egypt
Khattab NM, Vermund SH, Hu Y. How coronavirus disease 2019 entered Africa and the Middle East: a case study from Egypt. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2020, 114: 715-717. PMID: 32785588, PMCID: PMC7454931, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traa065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTaking stock of vaccine hesitancy among migrants: a scoping review protocol
Tankwanchi AS, Jaca A, Larson HJ, Wiysonge CS, Vermund SH. Taking stock of vaccine hesitancy among migrants: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e035225. PMID: 32404392, PMCID: PMC7228513, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine-preventable diseasesVaccine hesitancySystematic reviewAllied Health LiteraturePeer-reviewed open access journalsAfrica-Wide InformationJoanna Briggs InstitutePreferred Reporting ItemsMeta-Analyses extensionWeb of ScienceWorld Health AssemblyScoping Reviews checklistCochrane LibraryVaccination servicesFull systematic reviewGlobal Action PlanCumulative IndexReporting ItemsEthical approvalComplementary medicineHealth LiteratureIndex MedicusReview protocolHealth AssemblyHesitancy
2017
Nonacademic Attributes Predict Medical and Nursing Student Intentions to Emigrate or to Work Rurally: An Eight-Country Survey in Asia and Africa.
Silvestri DM, Blevins M, Wallston KA, Afzal AR, Alam N, Andrews B, Derbew M, Kaur S, Mipando M, Mkony CA, Mwachaka PM, Ranjit N, Vermund SH. Nonacademic Attributes Predict Medical and Nursing Student Intentions to Emigrate or to Work Rurally: An Eight-Country Survey in Asia and Africa. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2017, 96: 1512-1520. PMID: 28719284, PMCID: PMC5462594, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0756.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights of young women at risk of HIV
Narasimhan M, Askew I, Vermund SH. Advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights of young women at risk of HIV. The Lancet Global Health 2016, 4: e684-e685. PMID: 27633425, PMCID: PMC10767708, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(16)30151-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal and Neonatal and Child Health Priorities in Africa and Asia
Vermund SH, Garg R, Lo YR, Sheldon EK, Mwinga K. Maternal and Neonatal and Child Health Priorities in Africa and Asia. BioMed Research International 2016, 2016: 9107970. PMID: 27722175, PMCID: PMC5045995, DOI: 10.1155/2016/9107970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries
Kipp AM, Blevins M, Haley CA, Mwinga K, Habimana P, Shepherd BE, Aliyu MH, Ketsela T, Vermund SH. Factors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries. BMJ Open 2016, 6: e007675. PMID: 26747029, PMCID: PMC4716228, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaBirth RateChildChild HealthChild MortalityDeveloping CountriesEconomic DevelopmentHealth ExpendituresHealth PolicyHealth ServicesHealthcare FinancingHumansInfantInfant HealthInfant MortalityMaternal HealthMaternal MortalityPatient Acceptance of Health CareSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsTechnologyConceptsMortality rateAcute respiratory infectionsChild health interventionsMaternal mortality ratioU5M rateHigh ARRRespiratory infectionsPotential confoundersMaternal healthMortality ratioHealth interventionsSignificant associationAnnual rateMajority of factorsRobust linear regression modelsStudy periodM rateHealth expenditureLinear regression modelsARRTwo-thirdsRegression modelsAssociationHealthAfrican countries
2014
Challenges in the Detection, Prevention, and Treatment of HIV-Associated Malignancies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa
Adebamowo CA, Casper C, Bhatia K, Mbulaiteye SM, Sasco AJ, Phipps W, Vermund SH, Krown SE. Challenges in the Detection, Prevention, and Treatment of HIV-Associated Malignancies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s17-s26. PMID: 25117957, PMCID: PMC4392880, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesAntiretroviral therapy usageChronic HIV careHIV-Associated MalignanciesCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV/AIDSPresident's Emergency PlanLong-term careHealth care infrastructureHIV workforceAntiretroviral therapyHIV careMajor complicationsHIV statusTherapy usageCancer CenterCancer patientsHost genetic profileHigh-income countriesEarly diagnosisBiology of cancerHIVOptimal managementAIDS ReliefCancer
2012
“Global Networks, Alliances and Consortia” in Global Health Education—The Case for South-to-South Partnerships
Eichbaum Q, Nyarango P, Bowa K, Odonkor P, Ferrão J, Mashalla Y, Vainio O, Vermund SH. “Global Networks, Alliances and Consortia” in Global Health Education—The Case for South-to-South Partnerships. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2012, 61: 263-264. PMID: 22878420, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31826bf957.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Enrolment and programmatic trends and predictors of antiretroviral therapy initiation from President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)-supported public HIV care and treatment sites in rural Mozambique
Moon TD, Burlison JR, Blevins M, Shepherd BE, Baptista A, Sidat M, Vergara AE, Vermund SH. Enrolment and programmatic trends and predictors of antiretroviral therapy initiation from President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)-supported public HIV care and treatment sites in rural Mozambique. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2011, 22: 621-627. PMID: 22096045, DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.010442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyART initiationAntiretroviral therapy initiationHIV treatment programsCells/μLContinuous drug supplyPresident's Emergency PlanHIV careTherapy initiationHIV testingMedian ageSaharan AfricaTreatment expansionZambézia ProvinceRoutine dataPatient record systemPatientsTreatment programOlder ageAIDS ReliefHealth manpowerCells/Drug supplyRecord systemTreatment sites
2009
HIV-prevention science at a crossroads: advances in reducing sexual risk
Vermund SH, Allen KL, Karim QA. HIV-prevention science at a crossroads: advances in reducing sexual risk. Current Opinion In HIV And AIDS 2009, 4: 266-273. PMID: 19532063, PMCID: PMC2995247, DOI: 10.1097/coh.0b013e32832c91dd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized clinical trialsSexual transmissionPrevention strategiesEvidence-based prevention strategiesMale circumcision trialHIV prevention scienceNew prevention toolsSpread of HIVStructural risk factorsPRO 2000Circumcision trialHIV incidenceSyndromic managementRisk factorsClinical trialsMicrobicide trialsPrevention interventionsHIVPrevention benefitsSexual riskPrevention toolTrialsCombination strategiesMore yearsGlobal pandemicInteraction of malaria and HIV in Africa
Reithinger R, Kamya MR, Whitty C, Dorsey G, Vermund SH. Interaction of malaria and HIV in Africa. The BMJ 2009, 338: b2141. PMID: 19493941, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b2141.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Monitoring and evaluation of programmes to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV in Africa
Reithinger R, Megazzini K, Durako SJ, Harris DR, Vermund SH. Monitoring and evaluation of programmes to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV in Africa. The BMJ 2007, 334: 1143. PMID: 17540943, PMCID: PMC1885318, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39211.527488.94.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Nevirapine to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 among women of unknown serostatus
Stringer J, Rouse DJ, Sinkala M, Marseille EA, Vermund SH, Stringer EM, Goldenberg RL. Nevirapine to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 among women of unknown serostatus. The Lancet 2003, 362: 1850-1853. PMID: 14654326, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)14907-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Virologic and Immunologic Determinants of Heterosexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Africa
Fideli L, Allen S, Musonda R, Trask S, Hahn B, Weiss H, Mulenga J, Kasolo F, Vermund S, Aldrovandi G. Virologic and Immunologic Determinants of Heterosexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Africa. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2001, 17: 901-910. PMID: 11461676, PMCID: PMC2748905, DOI: 10.1089/088922201750290023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopies/Heterosexual transmissionRisk ratioMultivariate Cox regression analysisHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Plasma viral loadCox regression analysisCorresponding risk ratioHIV-1 RNAVirus type 1Female transmissionCase-control designGender-specific differencesPlasma VLImmunologic correlatesViral loadProspective studySerology resultsWorld's HIVVirus isolationType 1Immunologic determinantsReference groupNontransmitters
1998
Rationale for the testing and use of a partially effective HIV vaccine.
Vermund SH. Rationale for the testing and use of a partially effective HIV vaccine. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 1998, 14 Suppl 3: s321-3. PMID: 9814960.Peer-Reviewed Original Research