2020
Building Partnerships and Stakeholder Relationships for HIV Prevention: Longitudinal Cohort Study Focuses on Community Engagement.
DeShields RD, Lucas JP, Turner M, Amola K, Hunter V, Lykes S, Rompalo AM, Vermund SH, Fischer S, Haley DF. Building Partnerships and Stakeholder Relationships for HIV Prevention: Longitudinal Cohort Study Focuses on Community Engagement. Progress In Community Health Partnerships Research Education And Action 2020, 14: 29-42. PMID: 32280121, PMCID: PMC7228022, DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2020.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity engagementAfrican American womenCommunity engagement frameworkHIV Prevention Trials Network 064Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burdenHIV incidence studyLongitudinal cohort studyAmerican womenHPTN 064Community organizationsNew partnershipsVenue-based samplingBuilding partnershipsCommunity stakeholdersEngagement approachStakeholder relationshipsResearch mistrustCohort studyCommunity partnersEngagement activitiesVirus burdenHIV incidenceHIV preventionHigh prevalenceEngagement framework
2014
Multidimensional Poverty in Rural Mozambique: A New Metric for Evaluating Public Health Interventions
Victor B, Blevins M, Green AF, Ndatimana E, González-Calvo L, Fischer EF, Vergara AE, Vermund SH, Olupona O, Moon TD. Multidimensional Poverty in Rural Mozambique: A New Metric for Evaluating Public Health Interventions. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e108654. PMID: 25268951, PMCID: PMC4182519, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidimensional poverty measuresMultidimensional poverty measurementMultidimensional poverty indexContext-specific indicatorsMultidimensional povertyPoverty measurementPoverty measuresEvidence-based planningPoverty gapPoverty indexPoverty conditionsAverage deprivationPovertyPublic health interventionsFemale headsSocial determinantsMultidimensional phenomenonIntervention deploymentRural MozambiqueHouseholdsProgram implementersHealth interventionsLocal languageGeospatial mapsGeospatial visualization
2012
Cervical Cancer Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Feasible, Affordable, Essential
Sahasrabuddhe VV, Parham GP, Mwanahamuntu MH, Vermund SH. Cervical Cancer Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Feasible, Affordable, Essential. Cancer Prevention Research 2012, 5: 11-17. PMID: 22158053, PMCID: PMC3586242, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-11-0540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer preventionHuman immunodeficiency virusCervical cancerMiddle-income countriesCancer preventionPrevention servicesCervical cancer prevention servicesCancer prevention servicesCervical cancer screeningGynecologic issuesImmunodeficiency virusHuman papillomavirusCancer screeningEarly treatmentPelvic examHigh-income countriesWorldwide burdenCare deliveryNew casesScreening testHPVCancerLMICsEffective alternativePrevention
2003
Comparison of Two Strategies for Administering Nevirapine to Prevent Perinatal HIV Transmission in High-Prevalence, Resource-Poor Settings
Stringer JS, Sinkala M, Stout JP, Goldenberg RL, Acosta EP, Chapman V, Kumwenda-Phiri R, Vermund SH. Comparison of Two Strategies for Administering Nevirapine to Prevent Perinatal HIV Transmission in High-Prevalence, Resource-Poor Settings. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2003, 32: 506-513. PMID: 12679702, PMCID: PMC2745994, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200304150-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-prevalence settingsClinic AClinic BVCT servicesPrevent Perinatal HIV TransmissionPerinatal HIV acquisitionPerinatal HIV preventionPerinatal HIV transmissionKnowledge of serostatusResource-poor settingsNevirapine therapyNVP therapyHIV acquisitionHIV testingHIV statusHIV transmissionPregnant womenCord bloodHIV preventionHigh prevalenceInfant deathUniversal therapyClinicTherapyMaternal reports