2021
Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine—STI: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm—A Synopsis for Sexually Transmitted Infection Practitioners, Clinicians, and Researchers
Rietmeijer CA, Kissinger PJ, Guilamo-Ramos V, Gaydos CA, Hook EW, Mead A, Yang S, Geller A, Vermund SH. Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine—STI: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm—A Synopsis for Sexually Transmitted Infection Practitioners, Clinicians, and Researchers. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2021, 49: 169-175. PMID: 34475355, PMCID: PMC9365299, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual health paradigmMedicine reportFuture public health programsDisease intervention specialistsSexual health practitionersPublic health staffCommunity outreach workersPublic health advancesPublic health programsTransmitted InfectionsSTI managementHealth staffHidden epidemicHealth paradigmSexual healthHealth programsReportable STIsSexual debutHealth practitionersSTIsOutreach workersHealth advancesIntervention specialistsInfectionClinicians
2008
Does douching increase risk for sexually transmitted infections? A prospective study in high-risk adolescents
Tsai CS, Shepherd BE, Vermund SH. Does douching increase risk for sexually transmitted infections? A prospective study in high-risk adolescents. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2008, 200: 38.e1-38.e8. PMID: 18667177, PMCID: PMC3199592, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioCox proportional hazards modelIncidence of STIsProportional hazards modelAdjusted hazardIncident STIsProspective studyHigh-risk adolescentsHuman immunodeficiencySTI riskIncrease riskHazards modelNext visitSTIsVisitsDouchersFemale adolescentsDouchingAdolescentsInfectionRiskImmunodeficiencyIncidence
2007
Sexually Transmitted Infections and Risk Factors Among Truck Stand Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alam N, Rahman M, Gausia K, Yunus MD, Islam N, Chaudhury P, Monira S, Funkhouser E, Vermund SH, Killewo J. Sexually Transmitted Infections and Risk Factors Among Truck Stand Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2007, 34: 99-103. PMID: 16837827, PMCID: PMC2730758, DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000225325.23340.a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsTejgaon truck standCross-sectional studySignificant predictorsHIV intervention programsHigh-risk behaviorsTransmitted InfectionsMultivariable analysisChlamydial infectionPrevalence ratesSex partnersOlder ageInfectionSex workersLast monthIntervention programsMenSTI dataSTIsRandom sampleWomenPredictorsDhakaMotor mechanicsGonorrhea
2004
Incidence and Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women in an Alabama HIV Clinic
Monteiro CA, Bachmann LH, Desmond RA, Squires KE, Vermund SH, Hook EW, Schwebke JR, Hoesley CJ. Incidence and Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women in an Alabama HIV Clinic. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2004, 20: 577-583. PMID: 15242532, DOI: 10.1089/0889222041217437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell countsNatural history studiesCurable STIsHIV clinicCell countCohort of HIVCells/mm3Primary care settingAge 35 yearsUniversity HIV clinicMean age 35 yearsEntry CD4Higher CD4Incident STIsSTI incidenceMonths of observationClinic appointmentsChlamydial infectionPrimary careRisk factorsCare settingsStudy populationSTIsInfectionIncidence
2001
Sexually transmitted infections among HIV infected and HIV uninfected high-risk youth in the REACH study
Vermund S, Wilson C, Rogers A, Partlow C, Moscicki A. Sexually transmitted infections among HIV infected and HIV uninfected high-risk youth in the REACH study. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2001, 29: 49-56. PMID: 11530303, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-139x(01)00296-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusUninfected youthHigh STI ratesSexual risk profilesBaseline prevalence dataHigher infection rateImmunodeficiency virusREACH studySTI ratesAdolescent careHigh-risk youthInfection ratePrevalence dataRisk profileHealth ProjectCross-sectional dataSpecimen collectionRisk reductionLongitudinal analysisInfectionReviewSTIsBaselineCareLaboratory analysis