2019
Modeling economic and epidemiological impact of voluntary medical male circumcision among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China
Zhang C, Penson DF, Qian HZ, Webb GF, Lou J, Shephard BE, Liu Y, Vermund SH. Modeling economic and epidemiological impact of voluntary medical male circumcision among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2019, 30: 630-638. PMID: 30890118, PMCID: PMC6666307, DOI: 10.1177/0956462419831859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoluntary medical male circumcisionNew HIV casesMedical male circumcisionHIV casesMale circumcisionHIV/AIDS epidemicCoverage rateHIV acquisitionHIV incidenceCumulative numberCircumcision ratesDeterministic compartmental modelEpidemiological impactVMMC implementationAIDS epidemicMenMSMCircumcisionSexYearsCompartmental modelCasesIncidence
2015
Impact of Global Health Research Training on Scholarly Productivity: The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Program.
Heimburger DC, Carothers CL, Blevins M, Warner TL, Vermund SH. Impact of Global Health Research Training on Scholarly Productivity: The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Program. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2015, 93: 1201-7. PMID: 26371155, PMCID: PMC4674235, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoncommunicable diseasesHuman immunodeficiency virus/U.S. traineesFogarty International Clinical Research ScholarsHealth research trainingMiddle-income countriesImmunodeficiency syndromeVirus/Dual infectionHealth professions studentsMore yearsProfessions studentsResearch trainingHigher proportionProgram impactRepresentative surveySurvey respondentsTraineesSyndromePubMedYearsInfectionDiseaseHigh mobile phone ownership, but low Internet and email usage among pregnant, HIV-infected women attending antenatal care in Johannesburg
Clouse K, Schwartz SR, Van Rie A, Bassett J, Vermund SH, Pettifor AE. High mobile phone ownership, but low Internet and email usage among pregnant, HIV-infected women attending antenatal care in Johannesburg. Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare 2015, 21: 104-107. PMID: 25586808, PMCID: PMC4860457, DOI: 10.1177/1357633x14566569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive pregnant womenMedian timePregnant womenPrevention of motherPrimary care clinicsInternet-based interventionsMobile phone interventionCurrent phone numbersAntenatal careChild transmissionMedian ageAntenatal servicesCare clinicsHigh mobile phone ownershipPhone interventionWomenHIVOne-thirdMobile phone ownershipOne-fifthInterventionYearsMobile phone numbersPhone numberSemi-structured interviews
2013
Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States: Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile
Tankwanchi AB, Özden Ç, Vermund SH. Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States: Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile. PLOS Medicine 2013, 10: e1001513. PMID: 24068894, PMCID: PMC3775724, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician MasterfileAmerican Medical Association Physician MasterfileAMA Physician MasterfileYears of practicePhysician emigrationPhysician dataPhysiciansActive physiciansLength of timeEditors' SummarySSA countriesMasterfilePhysician workforceSaharan AfricaWorkforce statisticsUnited StatesImplementation yearResidency dataYearsHigh-income nationsSub-Saharan AfricaUS entryGreat need
2012
Risk Behaviors for Reproductive Tract Infection in Women Who Have Sex with Women in Beijing, China
Wang X, Norris JL, Liu Y, Vermund SH, Qian HZ, Han L, Wang N. Risk Behaviors for Reproductive Tract Infection in Women Who Have Sex with Women in Beijing, China. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e40114. PMID: 22768334, PMCID: PMC3388038, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive tract infectionsTract infectionsSTI/reproductive tract infectionsCondom useRisk behaviorsSexual partnersHigh-risk sexual behaviorCross-sectional studyConsistent condom useSexual behaviorG-spotPast yearInternet outreachAverage ageLast sexSubstantial riskRTI preventionWomenInfectionFemale partnersIntervention programsSex toysSexMenYears
1993
Rising HIV-Related Mortality in Young Americans
Vermund S. Rising HIV-Related Mortality in Young Americans. JAMA 1993, 269: 3034-3035. PMID: 8501847, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1993.03500230116039.Peer-Reviewed Original Research