2009
High-risk behaviours among juvenile prison inmates in Pakistan
Altaf A, Janjua NZ, Kristensen S, Zaidi NA, Memon A, Hook EW, Vermund SH, Shah SA. High-risk behaviours among juvenile prison inmates in Pakistan. Public Health 2009, 123: 470-475. PMID: 19615706, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusCross-sectional studyHigh-risk behaviorsRisk behaviorsMultivariate logistic regression analysisHIV risk behaviorsLogistic regression analysisMean knowledge scoreMultiple sexual partnersUse of condomsMode of transmissionMale juvenile detaineesImmunodeficiency virusHigh riskRisk scoreChlamydia trachomatisUrine specimensLigase chain reactionCondom useKnowledge scoreNeisseria gonorrhoeaePrison inmatesSexual partnersBiological markersSexual activity
2001
Cervical Ectopy in Adolescent Girls with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Moscicki A, Ma Y, Holland C, Vermund S. Cervical Ectopy in Adolescent Girls with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2001, 183: 865-870. PMID: 11237802, DOI: 10.1086/319261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionHIV infectionLifetime sex partnersVirus infectionAdolescent girlsSex partnersMultivariate logistic regression analysisOral contraceptive useLogistic regression analysisCervical ectopyBacterial vaginosisNegative adolescentsUnivariate analysisContraceptive useChlamydia trachomatisNeisseria gonorrhoeaeInfectionSignificant predictorsEctopyCervixRegression analysisOngoing studiesMore partnersGirlsMotorcycle Taxi Drivers and Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Peruvian Amazon City
PARIS M, GOTUZZO E, GOYZUETA G, ARAMBURU J, CACERES C, CRAWFORD D, CASTELLANO T, VERMUND S, HOOK E. Motorcycle Taxi Drivers and Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Peruvian Amazon City. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2001, 28: 11-13. PMID: 11196039, DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200101000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChlamydia trachomatis infectionPrevalence of factorsCommercial sex workersMotorcycle taxi driversInfection testingTrachomatis infectionChlamydial infectionReferral of clientsUrine specimensHigh personal riskRisk personsPeruvian Amazon cityNeisseria gonorrhoeaeDisease riskStreet outreachConvenience sampleInfectionSex workersCommon formPersonal riskPrevalenceDiseaseRiskAmazon cityPast year