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
2021
Poor retention and care-related sex disparities among youth living with HIV in rural Mozambique
Ahonkhai AA, Aliyu MH, Audet CM, Bravo M, Simmons M, Claquin G, Memiah P, Fernando AN, Carlucci JG, Shepherd BE, Van Rompaey S, Yu Z, Gong W, Vermund SH, Wester CW. Poor retention and care-related sex disparities among youth living with HIV in rural Mozambique. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0250921. PMID: 34019582, PMCID: PMC8139489, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher oddsCombination antiretroviral therapy (cART) initiationCox proportional hazards modelCare continuum outcomesComprehensive HIV programsPost-ART initiationYoung adults 15Antiretroviral therapy initiationRetrospective cohort studySex-related disparitiesMultivariable logistic regressionOne-year followProportional hazards modelYears of agePL femalesSex-related differencesART initiationAYA cohortTherapy initiationCohort studyContinuum outcomesHIV outcomesClinical visitsAdults 15HIV programs
2016
Measuring Health Literacy Among Adults with HIV Infection in Mozambique: Development and Validation of the HIV Literacy Test
Tique JA, Howard LM, Gaveta S, Sidat M, Rothman RL, Vermund SH, Ciampa PJ. Measuring Health Literacy Among Adults with HIV Infection in Mozambique: Development and Validation of the HIV Literacy Test. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 21: 822-832. PMID: 26961538, PMCID: PMC5306223, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1348-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiteracy skillsParticipants' literacy skillsLiteracy-related tasksLiteracy testHIV careHigher literacy skillsLiteracy measuresHealth literacyInternal reliabilityConstruct validityRelationship of literacyHigher scoresSkillsHealth communicationConvenience sampleHypothetical modelAntiretroviral treatmentHIV infectionHIV outcomesDiverse settingsLiteracyAdultsCareHIVTask
1993
Depressive Symptoms as Predictors of Medical Outcomes in HIV Infection
Lyketsos C, Hoover D, Guccione M, Senterfitt W, Dew M, Wesch J, VanRaden M, Treisman G, Morgenstern H, Saah A, Palenicek J, Armenian H, Farzadegan H, Graham N, Margolick J, McArthur J, Phair J, Chmiel J, Cohen B, O'Gorman M, Variakojis D, Wesch J, Wolinsky S, Detels R, Visscher B, Chen I, Dudley J, Fahey J, Giorgi J, Lee M, Martinez-Mara O, Miller E, Nishanian P, Taylor J, Zack J, Rinaldor C, Kingsley L, Becker J, Gupta P, Ho M, Muñoz A, Jacobson L, Beaty T, Galai N, Epstein L, Guccione M, Hoover D, Meinert C, Nelson K, Piantadosi S, Su S, Schrager L, Vermund S, Kaslow R, VanRaden M, Seminara D. Depressive Symptoms as Predictors of Medical Outcomes in HIV Infection. JAMA 1993, 270: 2563-2567. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1993.03510210049026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusCD4 countCohort studyHIV infectionDepressive symptomsMedical outcomesEight-year cohort studyHIV-seropositive homosexual menMulticenter AIDS Cohort StudyLow CD4 countEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleAssociation of depressionEight-year followWorse medical outcomesAIDS Cohort StudyHIV outcomesImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusProphylactic treatmentEligible participantsWorse outcomesMore AIDSOutcome measuresHomosexual menSymptoms