2013
Can Combination Prevention Strategies Reduce HIV Transmission in Generalized Epidemic Settings in Africa? The HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Plan in South Africa and Zambia
Vermund SH, Fidler SJ, Ayles H, Beyers N, Hayes RJ. Can Combination Prevention Strategies Reduce HIV Transmission in Generalized Epidemic Settings in Africa? The HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Plan in South Africa and Zambia. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2013, 63: s221-s227. PMID: 23764639, PMCID: PMC3739051, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318299c3f4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV Prevention Trials NetworkHPTN 071 (PopART) studyHPTN 071HIV incidenceHIV transmissionHome-based HIV testingVoluntary medical male circumcisionGeneralized epidemic settingsLinkage of HIVUniversal antiretroviral therapyChild HIV transmissionPrevention of motherHIV viral loadCommunity health workersMedical male circumcisionCommunity-randomized trialIntervention strategiesCombination prevention strategiesAntiretroviral therapyHIV acquisitionSeropositive personsTuberculosis servicesHIV testingViral loadTuberculosis transmission
2011
Predictors of Successful Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV in a Rural District Hospital in Zambézia, Mozambique
Cook RE, Ciampa PJ, Sidat M, Blevins M, Burlison J, Davidson MA, Arroz JA, Vergara AE, Vermund SH, Moon TD. Predictors of Successful Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV in a Rural District Hospital in Zambézia, Mozambique. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2011, 56: e104-e109. PMID: 21266912, PMCID: PMC3073723, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318207a535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly infant diagnosisInfant diagnosisHIV diagnosisMaternal receiptAntiretroviral therapyEarly infant HIV diagnosisMultivariable logistic regression modelHIV-infected mothersLinkage of HIVRural Zambézia ProvinceHIV care clinicsInfant HIV diagnosisRural district hospitalMother-infant pairsPaediatric antiretroviral treatmentLocal health authoritiesLogistic regression modelsRetrospective cohortAntiretroviral treatmentMedian ageCare clinicsMaternal healthDistrict hospitalTimely initiationHIV