2012
Effectiveness of Integrated HIV Prevention Interventions among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: Evaluation of a 16-City Public Health Program
Ye S, Xiao Y, Jin C, Cassell H, Blevins M, Sun J, Vermund SH, Qian HZ. Effectiveness of Integrated HIV Prevention Interventions among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: Evaluation of a 16-City Public Health Program. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e50873. PMID: 23300528, PMCID: PMC3534092, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health programsSelf-reported receiptHIV prevalenceCondom useHealth programsLast sexMultivariable logistic regression analysisMale partnersLow HIV prevalenceHIV prevention interventionsLogistic regression analysisYearly cross-sectional surveysSelf-reported condom useCross-sectional surveyHIV infectionIndependent predictorsHIV epidemicMSM populationPrevention interventionsChinese menDisease ratesEffective interventionsPrevalenceInterventionSex
2010
Prevalence and Predictors of Colposcopic-Histopathologically Confirmed Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia in HIV-Infected Women in India
Sahasrabuddhe VV, Bhosale RA, Joshi SN, Kavatkar AN, Nagwanshi CA, Kelkar RS, Jenkins CA, Shepherd BE, Sahay S, Risbud AR, Vermund SH, Mehendale SM. Prevalence and Predictors of Colposcopic-Histopathologically Confirmed Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia in HIV-Infected Women in India. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e8634. PMID: 20072610, PMCID: PMC2798747, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical intraepithelial neoplasiaCervical high-risk HPV DNASeverity of CINHigh-risk HPV DNAAntiretroviral therapyHPV DNAIndependent predictorsIntraepithelial neoplasiaCervical cancerEvidence of CINPrevalence of CINPrevalence estimatesMultivariable ordinal logistic regression analysisMultivariable ordinal logistic regressionAdvanced neoplastic diseaseNon-pregnant HIVTrue disease burdenCervical precancerous lesionsLogistic regression analysisOrdinal logistic regression analysisClinical suspicionCIN1 lesionsMedian agePreventable cancersCervical cytology
2009
Determinants of third dose of diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis (DTP) completion among children who received DTP1 at rural immunization centres in Pakistan: a cohort study
Usman HR, Kristensen S, Rahbar MH, Vermund SH, Habib F, Chamot E. Determinants of third dose of diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis (DTP) completion among children who received DTP1 at rural immunization centres in Pakistan: a cohort study. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2009, 15: 140-147. PMID: 19930140, PMCID: PMC2858790, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02432.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEPI centresImmunization dropoutThird doseCohort studyMultivariable log-binomial regression analysisLog-binomial regression analysisCentre of enrolmentStandard care groupMother-child pairsMonthly household incomeClinic visitsFirst doseImmunization centreIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisCare groupInitial immunizationExpanded ProgrammeDTP1More childrenDoseChildrenRegression analysisImmunizationDTP3
2008
Predictors of HIV infection and prevalence for syphilis infection among injection drug users in China: Community-based surveys along major drug trafficking routes
Jia Y, Lu F, Zeng G, Sun X, Xiao Y, Lu L, Liu W, Ni M, Qu S, Li C, Liu J, Wu P, Vermund SH. Predictors of HIV infection and prevalence for syphilis infection among injection drug users in China: Community-based surveys along major drug trafficking routes. Harm Reduction Journal 2008, 5: 29. PMID: 18724872, PMCID: PMC2556669, DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-5-29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor drug trafficking routesIndependent risk factorInjection drug usersHIV transmission routesHIV infectionRisk factorsHIV seropositivityLonger durationDrug usersCommunity-based VCTFrequent drug injectionHIV preventive servicesDrug trafficking routesHigh-risk personsSexual behavior informationTransmission routesCommunity-based surveyPopulation-level interventionsSpread of HIVCommunity-level interventionsSyphilis seropositivitySyphilis infectionIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisNeedle sharing
2006
Prevalence and predictors of squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix in HIV-infected women in Lusaka, Zambia
Parham GP, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Mwanahamuntu MH, Shepherd BE, Hicks ML, Stringer EM, Vermund SH. Prevalence and predictors of squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix in HIV-infected women in Lusaka, Zambia. Gynecologic Oncology 2006, 103: 1017-1022. PMID: 16875716, PMCID: PMC2748907, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk HPV typesSquamous intraepithelial lesionsSquamous cell carcinomaHPV typesIntraepithelial lesionsHIV/AIDS care servicesPrevalence of SILHigh-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionsLow-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionsCervical squamous intraepithelial lesionsMultivariable logistic regression modelingNon-pregnant HIVScreening of HIVDevelopment of HPVLogistic regression modelingResource-constrained settingsResource-constrained nationsMedian CD4Abnormal cytologyAntiretroviral therapyCytological lesionsHPV typingIndependent predictorsMedian ageCervical cancer
2005
Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Former Commercial Plasma/Blood Donors in Rural Shanxi Province, China: The China Integrated Programs for Research on AIDS
Qian HZ, Yang Z, Shi X, Gao J, Xu C, Wang L, Zhou K, Cui Y, Zheng X, Wu Z, Lu F, Lai S, Vermund SH, Shao Y, Wang N. Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Former Commercial Plasma/Blood Donors in Rural Shanxi Province, China: The China Integrated Programs for Research on AIDS. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2005, 192: 1694-1700. PMID: 16235166, PMCID: PMC2730763, DOI: 10.1086/497148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCV seropositivityRural Shanxi ProvinceBlood donorsHigh riskPlasma donorsHepatitis C virus antibodyHepatitis C virus infectionPlasma donationBlood-banking methodsHCV seroprevalence ratesC virus antibodyC virus infectionStrong independent predictorUnsafe practicesWhole blood donorsCross-sectional surveyRisk of seropositivityBloodborne infectionsHCV infectionBlood transfusionIndependent predictorsTransfusion recipientsSeroprevalence ratesVirus antibodiesVirus infection