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
2001
Sexually transmitted infections among HIV infected and HIV uninfected high-risk youth in the REACH study
Vermund S, Wilson C, Rogers A, Partlow C, Moscicki A. Sexually transmitted infections among HIV infected and HIV uninfected high-risk youth in the REACH study. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2001, 29: 49-56. PMID: 11530303, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-139x(01)00296-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusUninfected youthHigh STI ratesSexual risk profilesBaseline prevalence dataHigher infection rateImmunodeficiency virusREACH studySTI ratesAdolescent careHigh-risk youthInfection ratePrevalence dataRisk profileHealth ProjectCross-sectional dataSpecimen collectionRisk reductionLongitudinal analysisInfectionReviewSTIsBaselineCareLaboratory analysis