2019
Suboptimal Recent and Regular HIV Testing Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: Implications From a Meta-Analysis.
Liu Y, Silenzio VMB, Nash R, Luther P, Bauermeister J, Vermund SH, Zhang C. Suboptimal Recent and Regular HIV Testing Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: Implications From a Meta-Analysis. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 81: 125-133. PMID: 30844996, PMCID: PMC6956840, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testing prevalenceRegular HIV testingTesting prevalenceHIV testingDerSimonian-Laird random-effects modelContinuum of HIVHIV testing effortsHIV testing patternsFrequent HIV testingIllicit drug useRandom-effects modelMeta-regression analysisBlack menWeb of ScienceLow annual incomeEgger's testReceptive sexPRISMA guidelinesFunnel plotAlcohol consumptionDrug useIndependent investigatorsMeta-AnalysisPublication biasYounger age
2018
HIV-1 Transmission Clustering and Phylodynamics Highlight the Important Role of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
Dennis AM, Volz E, Frost A, Hossain M, Poon AFY, Rebeiro P, Vermund SH, Sterling TR, Kalish ML. HIV-1 Transmission Clustering and Phylodynamics Highlight the Important Role of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2018, 34: 879-888. PMID: 30027754, PMCID: PMC6204570, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2018.0039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsCluster AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGenotypeHIV InfectionsHIV-1Homosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular EpidemiologyPhylogenyPol Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsRNA, ViralSequence Analysis, DNATennesseeYoung AdultConceptsYoung MSMTransmission clustersHIV-1 pol sequencesTransmission riskComprehensive Care ClinicHIV transmission patternsVanderbilt Comprehensive Care ClinicYears of ageHIV molecular epidemiologyCross-sectional analysisHigh transmission riskClinical factorsCare clinicsRisk ratioClinical dataImportance of interventionsMSM riskPol sequencesTransmission clusteringYounger ageRisk behaviorsLogistic regressionMolecular epidemiologyMSMYoung men
2016
Risk Factors for Loss to Follow-Up among People Who Inject Drugs in a Risk Reduction Program at Karachi, Pakistan. A Case-Cohort Study
Samo RN, Agha A, Shah SA, Altaf A, Memon A, Blevins M, Qian HZ, Vermund SH. Risk Factors for Loss to Follow-Up among People Who Inject Drugs in a Risk Reduction Program at Karachi, Pakistan. A Case-Cohort Study. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0147912. PMID: 26840414, PMCID: PMC4739707, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-cohort studyMale PWIDHarm reduction programsRisk reduction programsRisk factorsReduction programsNeedle/syringe exchangeProspective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionResource-limited settingsHistory of incarcerationCohort studyMedian ageIncidence rateSyringe exchangePWIDMale peopleYounger ageLogistic regressionYoung menMonthsKarachiMenActive outreachProgrammatic challenges
2015
Poppers use and risky sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China
Zhang H, Teng T, Lu H, Zhao Y, Liu H, Yin L, Sun Z, He X, Qian HZ, Ruan Y, Shao Y, Vermund SH. Poppers use and risky sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 160: 42-48. PMID: 26796594, PMCID: PMC5321169, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.11.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionAnal intercourseMultivariable logistic regression analysisUnprotected receptive anal intercourseSexual behavioral factorsHigh HIV prevalenceReceptive anal intercourseMultiple male sex partnershipsLogistic regression analysisHIV intervention trialsQuarter of menUnprotected anal intercourseSexual behaviorTypes of drugsHIV testingRisky sexual behaviorHIV prevalenceIntervention trialsBlood samplesYounger ageMale partnersAlcohol useMSMSex partnershipsSafer sex
2012
HIV/AIDS-Related Stigmatizing and Discriminatory Attitudes and Recent HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Beijing
Li X, Lu H, Ma X, Sun Y, He X, Li C, Raymond HF, McFarland W, Pan S, Shao Y, Vermund S, Xiao Y, Ruan Y, Jia Y. HIV/AIDS-Related Stigmatizing and Discriminatory Attitudes and Recent HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Beijing. AIDS And Behavior 2012, 16: 499-507. PMID: 22350831, PMCID: PMC4048063, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0161-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecent HIV testingHIV testingLast male partnerHIV statusMale partnersMale sex partnersCross-sectional studyFemale sexual partnersHIV/AIDS-related stigmaDrug use behaviorsLow levelsPrevention servicesSex partnersYounger ageSexual partnersDiscriminatory attitudesMenRecent testingSexUse behaviorsUrgent needStigmatizingStatusHIVTesting
1996
Declining Prevalence of Cervicovaginal Human Papillomavirus Infection With Age Is Independent of Other Risk Factors
BURK R, KELLY P, FELDMAN J, BROMBERG J, VERMUND S, DEHOVITZ J, LANDESMAN S. Declining Prevalence of Cervicovaginal Human Papillomavirus Infection With Age Is Independent of Other Risk Factors. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 1996, 23: 333-341. PMID: 8836027, DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199607000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of HPVHuman papillomavirus infectionHPV infectionPapillomavirus infectionRisk factorsCervicovaginal human papillomavirus infectionGenital HPV infectionCervical HPV infectionWomen 45 yearsFemale genital tractLogistic regression analysisYears of ageSexual behaviorInner-city womenAge-dependent declineHPV immunityHPV prevalenceCervical diseaseCervicovaginal cellsGenital tractLow prevalenceOlder womenSex partnersYounger ageBiologic effects