2018
Surveillance of Maternal Syphilis in China: Pregnancy Outcomes and Determinants of Congenital Syphilis
Zhang X, Yu Y, Yang H, Xu H, Vermund SH, Liu K. Surveillance of Maternal Syphilis in China: Pregnancy Outcomes and Determinants of Congenital Syphilis. Medical Science Monitor 2018, 24: 7727-7735. PMID: 30370903, PMCID: PMC6216479, DOI: 10.12659/msm.910216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse pregnancy outcomesPregnancy outcomesCongenital syphilisPregnant womenFirst antenatal care visitEligible pregnant womenPrevention of motherAntenatal care visitsIndependent risk factorMultivariable regression analysisLogistic regression analysisRegression analysisChild transmissionMaternal syphilisAntenatal careCare visitsNeonatal asphyxiaNeonatal deathFirst trimesterRisk womenAntibody titersAntenatal testingEpidemiological characteristicsRisk factorsSyphilis diagnosisPartners-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
2017
HIV status disclosure, facility-based delivery and postpartum retention of mothers in a prevention clinical trial in rural Nigeria
Sarko KA, Blevins M, Ahonkhai AA, Audet CM, Moon TD, Gebi UI, Gana AM, Wester CW, Vermund SH, Aliyu MH. HIV status disclosure, facility-based delivery and postpartum retention of mothers in a prevention clinical trial in rural Nigeria. International Health 2017, 9: 243-251. PMID: 28810669, PMCID: PMC5881261, DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihx023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV status disclosureFacility-based deliveryPostpartum retentionStatus disclosureHIV statusIntervention armWeeks postpartumChild HIV transmission (PMTCT) trialTrial intervention armPrevention of motherUnknown HIV statusPrevention clinical trialsMixed-effects logistic regressionEffects logistic regressionPMTCT continuumHIV careTreatment-naïveAntenatal carePregnant womenFacility deliveryMaternal ageObstetric servicesCare measuresClinical trialsHealth facilities
2016
Engagement of Men in Antenatal Care Services: Increased HIV Testing and Treatment Uptake in a Community Participatory Action Program in Mozambique
Audet CM, Blevins M, Chire YM, Aliyu MH, Vaz LM, Antonio E, Alvim F, Bechtel R, Wester CW, Vermund SH. Engagement of Men in Antenatal Care Services: Increased HIV Testing and Treatment Uptake in a Community Participatory Action Program in Mozambique. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 20: 2090-2100. PMID: 26906021, PMCID: PMC4995150, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1341-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntenatal careHIV testingPregnant womenProvider-initiated counselingAntenatal care servicesAntiretroviral therapy servicesPre-post intervention designUptake of ARTTraditional birth attendantsMale engagementCommunity health agentsRate of testingANC servicesTreatment uptakeBirth attendantsService uptakePartner's pregnancyCare servicesTherapy servicesHealth agentsTreatment acceptabilityMale partnersSimilar interventionsMale championsPregnancy
2015
Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Antenatal Care Is Especially Important Among HIV-Infected Women
Vermund SH. Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Antenatal Care Is Especially Important Among HIV-Infected Women. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2015, 42: 566-568. PMID: 26372928, PMCID: PMC5398314, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh mobile phone ownership, but low Internet and email usage among pregnant, HIV-infected women attending antenatal care in Johannesburg
Clouse K, Schwartz SR, Van Rie A, Bassett J, Vermund SH, Pettifor AE. High mobile phone ownership, but low Internet and email usage among pregnant, HIV-infected women attending antenatal care in Johannesburg. Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare 2015, 21: 104-107. PMID: 25586808, PMCID: PMC4860457, DOI: 10.1177/1357633x14566569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive pregnant womenMedian timePregnant womenPrevention of motherPrimary care clinicsInternet-based interventionsMobile phone interventionCurrent phone numbersAntenatal careChild transmissionMedian ageAntenatal servicesCare clinicsHigh mobile phone ownershipPhone interventionWomenHIVOne-thirdMobile phone ownershipOne-fifthInterventionYearsMobile phone numbersPhone numberSemi-structured interviews
2014
Two-Year Death and Loss to Follow-Up Outcomes by Source of Referral to HIV Care for HIV-Infected Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Mozambique
Blevins M, José E, Bilhete FR, Vaz LM, Shepherd BE, Audet CM, Vermund SH, Moon TD. Two-Year Death and Loss to Follow-Up Outcomes by Source of Referral to HIV Care for HIV-Infected Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Mozambique. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2014, 31: 198-207. PMID: 25381732, PMCID: PMC4532902, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2014.0007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSource of referralCombination antiretroviral therapyRural Zambézia ProvinceReferral sitesAntiretroviral therapyAntenatal careGeneral outpatient clinicCumulative incidence estimatesAdditional unmeasured factorsCART initiationHIV careHazard ratioPatient characteristicsHIV testingMedian ageVoluntary counselingCox regressionOutpatient clinicKaplan-MeierPatient populationMedication pickupPatient outcomesInpatient careLTFUIncidence estimates
2006
Expansion of HIV/AIDS in China: Lessons from Yunnan Province
Xiao Y, Kristensen S, Sun J, Lu L, Vermund SH. Expansion of HIV/AIDS in China: Lessons from Yunnan Province. Social Science & Medicine 2006, 64: 665-675. PMID: 17107739, PMCID: PMC2730760, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV control programsRisk behaviorsCommercial sex workGeneral populationHuman immunodeficiency virusEnglish-language literatureSexual contact ratesHIV/AIDSAntenatal careHIV infectionHIV subtypesImmunodeficiency virusSexual transmissionCondom promotionHIV outbreakHIV epidemicFuture HIVHIV awarenessDrug usersDrug useSex workInfection rateDisease controlDrug ratesLanguage literature
2005
Effectiveness of a city-wide program to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Lusaka, Zambia
Stringer JS, Sinkala M, Maclean CC, Levy J, Kankasa C, DeGroot A, Stringer EM, Acosta EP, Goldenberg RL, Vermund SH. Effectiveness of a city-wide program to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Lusaka, Zambia. AIDS 2005, 19: 1309-1315. PMID: 16052086, PMCID: PMC2745046, DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000180102.88511.7d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-infant pairsHIV testingCord bloodSurveillance populationAntenatal HIV testingPerinatal HIV preventionProportion of HIVChild HIV transmissionHIV test resultsMain outcome measuresNewborn cord bloodHIV prevention programsHIV serologyInfant dosePublic sector facilitiesSeropositive womenAntenatal careHIV transmissionPrescribed regimenCascade of eventsLabor onsetPopulation effectivenessSurveillance periodHIV preventionOutcome measures
2003
Mother-to-child HIV transmission prevention in Thailand: physician zidovudine use and willingness to provide care
Bhatta MP, Stringer JS, Phanuphak P, Vermund SH. Mother-to-child HIV transmission prevention in Thailand: physician zidovudine use and willingness to provide care. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2003, 14: 404-410. PMID: 12816669, DOI: 10.1258/095646203765371303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelDrug UtilizationFamily PracticeFemaleGynecologyHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisObstetricsPhysiciansPractice Patterns, Physicians'PregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousSurveys and QuestionnairesThailandZidovudineConceptsZidovudine useObstetric careChild HIV transmission preventionMultivariable logistic regression analysisPerinatal zidovudine prophylaxisCaesarean section deliveryChild HIV transmissionHIV-positive womenHIV transmission preventionPredictors of failureThai physiciansLogistic regression analysisAntiretroviral useAntiretroviral therapySection deliveryAntenatal careCaesarean sectionVaginal deliveryZidovudine prophylaxisHIV transmissionPregnant womenElective terminationPelvic examinationTransmission preventionHIV