2022
Protocol for the pilot quasi-experimental controlled trial of a gender-responsive implementation strategy with providers to improve HIV outcomes in Uganda
Sileo K, Wanyenze R, Anecho A, Luttinen R, Semei C, Mukasa B, Musoke W, Vermund S, Dworkin S, Dovidio J, Taylor B, Kershaw T. Protocol for the pilot quasi-experimental controlled trial of a gender-responsive implementation strategy with providers to improve HIV outcomes in Uganda. Pilot And Feasibility Studies 2022, 8: 264. PMID: 36564795, PMCID: PMC9783690, DOI: 10.1186/s40814-022-01202-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV care engagementHIV outcomesCare engagementViral load suppressionPilot intervention trialPatient-provider relationshipEffective clinical interventionsPreliminary evidenceEvidence-based strategiesHIV providersHIV counselingHIV disparitiesHIV treatmentIntervention trialsControl clinicsImplementation strategiesProvider outcomesClinical interventionsProvider capacityTrialsGender-responsive treatmentInterventionOutcomesPatientsTreatment“If it weren’t for my traditional healer, I would be dead”: Engaging traditional healers to support people living with HIV in rural Mozambique
Audet CM, Pettapiece-Phillips M, Tian Y, Shepherd BE, Vermund SH, Salato J. “If it weren’t for my traditional healer, I would be dead”: Engaging traditional healers to support people living with HIV in rural Mozambique. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0270565. PMID: 35763519, PMCID: PMC9239464, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraditional healersPsychosocial supportCommunity health worker interventionPre-post intervention study designWorker interventionHealth worker interventionMedication possession ratioMedication side effectsIntervention study designPositive test resultsHome-based supportObserved therapyPossession ratioClinical outcomesHIV treatmentPoor adherencePost-intervention participantsHealth facilitiesPatient's desireSide effectsZambézia ProvinceCare servicesStudy designHIVTherapy
2020
Integrating and Interpreting Findings from the Latest Treatment as Prevention Trials
Brault MA, Spiegelman D, Abdool Karim SS, Vermund SH. Integrating and Interpreting Findings from the Latest Treatment as Prevention Trials. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2020, 17: 249-258. PMID: 32297219, PMCID: PMC7260110, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-020-00492-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
From surviving to thriving: the role of resilience in meeting global HIV goals.
Harrison SE, Li X, Vermund SH. From surviving to thriving: the role of resilience in meeting global HIV goals. AIDS 2019, 33 Suppl 1: s1-s4. PMID: 31397717, PMCID: PMC7024581, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResilience-based interventionsRole of resiliencePositive adaptationHealth-related domainsCurrent conceptualizationsHIV care continuumPsychosocial aspectsPublic health strategiesVulnerable individualsHIV populationHIV treatmentCare continuumResilienceHealth strategiesHIVPeopleScientific studiesTreatmentGlobal targetsConceptualizationGlobal fightPopulationIndividualsInterventionAttention
2018
Partners-based HIV treatment for seroconcordant couples attending antenatal and postnatal care in rural Mozambique: A cluster randomized trial protocol
Audet CM, Graves E, Barreto E, De Schacht C, Gong W, Shepherd BE, Aboobacar A, Gonzalez-Calvo L, Alvim MF, Aliyu MH, Kipp AM, Jordan H, Amico KR, Diemer M, Ciaranello A, Dugdale C, Vermund SH, Van Rompaey S. Partners-based HIV treatment for seroconcordant couples attending antenatal and postnatal care in rural Mozambique: A cluster randomized trial protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2018, 71: 63-69. PMID: 29879469, PMCID: PMC6067957, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild transmissionSeroconcordant couplesMale partnersResource-limited rural settingsElimination of motherRoutine clinical dataUptake of servicesClinical trial designMale partner approvalAntiretroviral therapyHIV careAntenatal careRural MozambiqueHIV servicesPostnatal carePregnant womenHIV treatmentTrial protocolClinical dataHealth facilitiesTrial designHIVNewborn childrenPartner approvalEngagement interventions
2007
Early clinical and immune response to NNRTI-based antiretroviral therapy among women with prior exposure to single-dose nevirapine
Chi BH, Sinkala M, Stringer EM, Cantrell RA, Mtonga V, Bulterys M, Zulu I, Kankasa C, Wilfert C, Weidle PJ, Vermund SH, Stringer J. Early clinical and immune response to NNRTI-based antiretroviral therapy among women with prior exposure to single-dose nevirapine. AIDS 2007, 21: 957-964. PMID: 17457089, PMCID: PMC2745970, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e32810996b2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveCD4 Lymphocyte CountDrug Administration ScheduleEpidemiologic MethodsFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalNevirapinePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsTreatment FailureTreatment OutcomeConceptsSingle-dose nevirapineClinical treatment failureCD4 cell responseAntiretroviral therapyTreatment failureNVP exposureTreatment outcomesCell responsesShort-term treatment outcomesPrior exposureChild HIV transmissionPrevention of motherCD4 cell changesPoor treatment outcomesNon-nucleoside reverseSignificant differencesWorld Health Organization guidelinesHealth Organization guidelinesART initiationCohort evaluationMultivariable analysisHIV transmissionHIV treatmentRisk factorsImmune response
2001
Opportunities to Improve Prevention and Services for HIV-Infected Women in Nonurban Alabama and Mississippi.
Moon TD, Vermund SH, Tong TC, Holmberg SD. Opportunities to Improve Prevention and Services for HIV-Infected Women in Nonurban Alabama and Mississippi. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 28: 279. PMID: 11694837, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200111010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testing sitesHIV treatment sitesTreatment of HIVContinued sexual activityDrug treatment facilitiesAfrican American womenHIV clinicHIV infectionHIV treatmentHIV preventionUnmet needDrug usersHIVWomenSexual activityPreventionTreatment sitesTreatmentMonthsTesting sitesClinicInfectionDiseaseMedicaidOpportunities to Improve Prevention and Services for HIV-Infected Women in Nonurban Alabama and Mississippi
Moon T, Vermund S, Tong T, Holmberg S. Opportunities to Improve Prevention and Services for HIV-Infected Women in Nonurban Alabama and Mississippi. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 28: 279-281. DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200111010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV testing sitesHIV treatment sitesTreatment of HIVContinued sexual activityDrug treatment facilitiesAfrican American womenHIV clinicHIV infectionHIV treatmentHIV preventionUnmet needDrug usersHIVWomenSexual activityPreventionTreatment sitesTreatmentMonthsTesting sitesClinicInfectionDiseaseMedicaid