2023
A Review of the Effect of COVID-19-Related Lockdowns on Global Cancer Screening
Bharwani A, Li D, Vermund S. A Review of the Effect of COVID-19-Related Lockdowns on Global Cancer Screening. Cureus 2023, 15: e40268. PMID: 37448422, PMCID: PMC10336183, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.40268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferent screening intervalsCancer screening participationProvider-related barriersMajor medical databasesCOVID-19-related lockdownPreventative health servicesType of screeningCOVID-19 lockdownScreening intervalScreening participationMiddle-income countriesCancer screeningPatients' attitudesExclusion criteriaHealth servicesFinal reviewCancer typesSocioeconomic disparitiesRelevant articlesMedical databasesCOVID-19ScreeningLockdown periodReviewSignificant disruption
2020
Confronting Structural Racism in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States
Asabor EN, Vermund SH. Confronting Structural Racism in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e3531-e3535. PMID: 33242078, PMCID: PMC8563219, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1763.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsStructural racismPeople of colorLow-income workersUnited StatesRacist policiesDisproportionate incarcerationState governmentsVulnerable communitiesMarginalized populationsCrowded prisonsRecent immigrantsHealth servicesEssential health servicesRacismImmigrantsIncarcerationPoor accessAffordable careKey populationsNational averagePreventive health servicesControl of tuberculosisPeopleGovernmentBIPOC
2017
Impact of a critical health workforce shortage on child health in Zimbabwe: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013
Haley CA, Vermund SH, Moyo P, Kipp AM, Madzima B, Kanyowa T, Desta T, Mwinga K, Brault MA. Impact of a critical health workforce shortage on child health in Zimbabwe: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013. Health Policy And Planning 2017, 32: 613-624. PMID: 28064212, PMCID: PMC5406757, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth workersMortality rateHealth servicesPost-natal care visitsHigh neonatal mortality rateChild health servicesLife-saving health servicesCommunity health workersNeonatal mortality rateLife-saving interventionsCommunity-based treatmentMillennium Development Goals fourLower-level cadresHealth workforce shortagesCritical shortageHigh child mortalityNational health policyCare visitsPregnant womenSenior providersHealth staffChild healthChild survivalHealth workforceChild mortality
2016
Improving access to child health services at the community level in Zambia: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013
Kipp AM, Maimbolwa M, Brault MA, Kalesha-Masumbu P, Katepa-Bwalya M, Habimana P, Vermund SH, Mwinga K, Haley CA. Improving access to child health services at the community level in Zambia: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013. Health Policy And Planning 2016, 32: 603-612. PMID: 28453711, PMCID: PMC5964895, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMNCH servicesCountry case studiesChild survivalMillennium Development GoalsCommunity health strategyOngoing reformsDevelopment GoalsKey informantsNational commitmentNational documentsHealth servicesMDG periodFinancing limitationsQualitative dataAfrican countriesCountry studiesNational Health Strategic PlansCommunity levelExternal partnersBasic transportationCommunity health workersChild health servicesUniversal accessFunding increasesCommunity women
2015
Southern Africa: the Highest Priority Region for HIV Prevention and Care Interventions
Vermund SH, Sheldon EK, Sidat M. Southern Africa: the Highest Priority Region for HIV Prevention and Care Interventions. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2015, 12: 191-195. PMID: 25869940, PMCID: PMC4536916, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-015-0270-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDS reportBurden of HIVHigh HIV prevalenceHealth care workersGlobal HIV pandemicHIV/AIDSHIV careHIV prevalenceAIDS reportCare interventionsHIV preventionEpidemiological trendsHIV pandemicCare workersHealth servicesHealth workforcePutative causeMultiple factorsViral biologyCauseHIVPrevalenceAIDSCarePrevention
2014
Integrated prevention of mother-to-child transmission for human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis and hepatitis B virus in China
Wang AL, Qiao YP, Wang LH, Fang LW, Wang F, Jin X, Qiu J, Wang XY, Wang Q, Wu JL, Vermund SH, Song L. Integrated prevention of mother-to-child transmission for human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis and hepatitis B virus in China. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization 2014, 93: 52-56. PMID: 25558108, PMCID: PMC4271682, DOI: 10.2471/blt.14.139626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis B virusAntenatal care clinicsChild transmissionPregnant womenPMTCT servicesCare clinicsImmunodeficiency virusB virusChild transmission effortsRate of maternalChild health clinicsChild health servicesRoutine maternalHBV infectionInfected womenCongenital syphilisHIV programsGeneral HospitalHealth clinicsLive birthsFurther interventionStandardized preventionSyphilis transmissionHealth services
2012
Poor-quality health services and lack of programme support leads to low uptake of HIV testing in rural Mozambique
Audet CM, Groh K, Moon TD, Vermund SH, Sidat M. Poor-quality health services and lack of programme support leads to low uptake of HIV testing in rural Mozambique. African Journal Of AIDS Research 2012, 11: 327-335. PMID: 25860191, PMCID: PMC4837645, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2012.754832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient's HIV statusHIV statusHIV testingHIV infectionHigh burdenPoor quality health servicesFood supplement programWorld's highest burdenClinical service deliveryHIV diseaseZambézia ProvinceClinical practiceHealth servicesLow uptakePoor accessFatalistic beliefsHIVRural districtsInfectionFocus group discussionsRural MozambiquePurposeful samplingGender-specific focus group discussionsIntentional disclosureService deliveryAccess to facility delivery and caesarean section in north-central Liberia: a cross-sectional community-based study
Gartland MG, Taryor VD, Norman AM, Vermund SH. Access to facility delivery and caesarean section in north-central Liberia: a cross-sectional community-based study. BMJ Open 2012, 2: e001602. PMID: 23117566, PMCID: PMC3532996, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh maternal mortality ratioCaesarean delivery rateMaternal health servicesRegional hospitalHealth facilitiesRecord reviewHealth servicesCross-sectional community-based studyMedical record reviewFacility-based careMaternal mortality ratioCommunity-based studyStructured interviewsEnormous unmet needCaesarean sectionFacility deliveryService utilisationMortality ratioDelivery rateUnmet needMotives of womenReferral servicesLast childHospitalTraditional midwives
2008
Building Global Health Through a Center-Without-Walls: The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
Vermund SH, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Khedkar S, Jia Y, Etherington C, Vergara A. Building Global Health Through a Center-Without-Walls: The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health. Academic Medicine 2008, 83: 154-164. PMID: 18303361, PMCID: PMC2564795, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e318160b76c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal healthResource-limited settingsHealth sciences graduate studentsExtramural supportHealth servicesMedical careHealth encompassesClinical fellowsDisease controlSchool of MedicineHealth ProjectNational InstituteResearch training programsTropical MedicineHealth researchPublic healthVanderbilt InstituteHealthGlobal health researchInternational health projectsTraining programService initiativesMedicineCenterInstitute