2016
Health Communication and the HIV Continuum of Care
Vermund SH, Mallalieu EC, Van Lith LM, Struthers HE. Health Communication and the HIV Continuum of Care. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2016, 74: s1-s4. PMID: 27930605, PMCID: PMC5147028, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV continuumHealth communicationHIV treatment outcomesMiddle-income settingsHealth care issuesHIV testingTreatment outcomesTreatment goalsDiverse HIVHealth promotionClients/patientsPositive behavior changeIncome settingsCare issuesPatientsHealth MinistryClinical scientistsCarePublic healthCommunity campaignsBehavior changeCompelling studiesSupplementsHIVNurses
2012
The Association among Literacy, Numeracy, HIV Knowledge and Health-Seeking Behavior: A Population-Based Survey of Women in Rural Mozambique
Ciampa PJ, Vaz LM, Blevins M, Sidat M, Rothman RL, Vermund SH, Vergara AE. The Association among Literacy, Numeracy, HIV Knowledge and Health-Seeking Behavior: A Population-Based Survey of Women in Rural Mozambique. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e39391. PMID: 22745747, PMCID: PMC3382184, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultEducational StatusFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansMathematicsMozambiqueConceptsLow HIV knowledgeHIV knowledgeLiteracy/numeracyHIV testingMean agePrenatal careSelf-reported HIV testingHealth seeking behaviourWorse health behaviorsMultivariable regression modelsImproved health outcomesRespondents' mean ageSurvey of womenLimited literacy skillsHealth behaviorsHealth outcomesLimited literacyMozambican womenWomenFurther studiesAssociationCareNumeracy subscaleRural MozambiqueRegression models
2010
Prevalence and Correlates of Needle-Sharing Among New and Long-Term Injection Drug Users in Southwest China
Zhang L, Li J, Lai W, Feng L, Zeng Y, Liu L, Hu Y, Liu J, Zhang X, Wu P, Vermund SH, Jia Y. Prevalence and Correlates of Needle-Sharing Among New and Long-Term Injection Drug Users in Southwest China. Substance Use & Misuse 2010, 45: 2503-2523. PMID: 20536355, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2010.487234.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Haitian Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Counseling and Testing in Port-au-Prince
Dorjgochoo T, Noel F, Deschamps MM, Theodore H, Dupont W, Wright PF, Fitzgerald DW, Vermund SH, Pape JW. Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Haitian Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Counseling and Testing in Port-au-Prince. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2009, 52: 498-508. PMID: 19738486, PMCID: PMC3196358, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181ac12a8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionRisk factorsVCT servicesMultivariable logistic regression analysisAge-specific prevalenceRapid plasma reaginLogistic regression analysisHaitian adolescentsGenital ulcersVoluntary counselingHIV statusHIV preventionHigh riskDrug useHIVInfectionSexual debutYoung adultsSexual activitySignificant predictorsTesting centersBehavioral factorsRegression analysisPoor educationPort-au
2007
Use of Traditional Medicine among Pregnant Women in Lusaka, Zambia
Banda Y, Chapman V, Goldenberg RL, Stringer JS, Culhane JF, Sinkala M, Vermund SH, H. B. Use of Traditional Medicine among Pregnant Women in Lusaka, Zambia. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2007, 13: 123-128. PMID: 17309386, DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.6225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansMaternal BehaviorMaternal Health ServicesMedicine, African TraditionalPatient Acceptance of Health CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrevalenceSeroepidemiologic StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesZambiaConceptsPregnant womenTraditional healersTraditional medicineHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategiesWorse medical careHealth care providersTraditional medicine usePublic health systemAntiretroviral regimensCurrent pregnancyMedical regimenHIV transmissionMedicine useHIV knowledgeClinical trialsPostpartum questionnaireCare providersPrevention strategiesSex partnersMedical carePrior useHealth systemDry sexPregnancyWomen
2006
Expansion of HIV/AIDS in China: Lessons from Yunnan Province
Xiao Y, Kristensen S, Sun J, Lu L, Vermund SH. Expansion of HIV/AIDS in China: Lessons from Yunnan Province. Social Science & Medicine 2006, 64: 665-675. PMID: 17107739, PMCID: PMC2730760, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV control programsRisk behaviorsCommercial sex workGeneral populationHuman immunodeficiency virusEnglish-language literatureSexual contact ratesHIV/AIDSAntenatal careHIV infectionHIV subtypesImmunodeficiency virusSexual transmissionCondom promotionHIV outbreakHIV epidemicFuture HIVHIV awarenessDrug usersDrug useSex workInfection rateDisease controlDrug ratesLanguage literature
2005
An Intervention to Reduce Vaginal Douching Among Adolescent and Young Adult Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Grimley DM, Oh MK, Desmond RA, Hook EW, Vermund SH. An Intervention to Reduce Vaginal Douching Among Adolescent and Young Adult Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2005, 32: 752-758. PMID: 16314772, DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000190018.58079.05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal douchingYoung adult womenAdult womenIndividualized counseling sessionsTreat modelPrimary outcome measureStage of readinessSecondary outcomesIntervention groupOutcome measuresStages of changeHealthy eatingStage-matched interventionsYoung womenDouchingYoung adultsComparison groupWomenMonthsCounseling sessionsInterventionExperimental groupTrialsCessationComparison condition
2004
Vaginal Douching: Personal Practices and Public Policies
Martino JL, Youngpairoj S, Vermund SH. Vaginal Douching: Personal Practices and Public Policies. Journal Of Women's Health 2004, 13: 1048-1065. PMID: 15665661, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2004.13.1048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdherence to HAART Among HIV-Infected Persons in Rural Louisiana
Mohammed H, Kieltyka L, Richardson-Alston G, Magnus M, Fawal H, Vermund SH, Rice J, Kissinger P. Adherence to HAART Among HIV-Infected Persons in Rural Louisiana. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2004, 18: 289-296. PMID: 15186712, DOI: 10.1089/108729104323076025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBlack or African AmericanDepressive DisorderEducational StatusEmploymentHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIncomeLogistic ModelsLouisianaMarital StatusMiddle AgedMotivationMultivariate AnalysisPatient ComplianceRisk FactorsRural HealthSeverity of Illness IndexSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsIllicit drug useOdds ratioDrug useProblem drinkingActive antiretroviral therapyLogistic regression analysisBehavioral factorsLack of adherenceAntiretroviral therapyHIV clinicMultivariable analysisMean ageHAART medicationNonadherenceAdherence informationHAARTPrior monthPast weekPatientsConvenience sampleMedicationsAdherenceHIVRegression analysisAfrican Americans
2002
Vaginal Douching: Evidence for Risks or Benefits to Women’s Health
Martino JL, Vermund SH. Vaginal Douching: Evidence for Risks or Benefits to Women’s Health. Epidemiologic Reviews 2002, 24: 109-124. PMID: 12762087, PMCID: PMC2567125, DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxf004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBarriers to HIV testing-where next?
Vermund SH, Wilson CM. Barriers to HIV testing-where next? The Lancet 2002, 360: 1186-1187. PMID: 12401241, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(02)11291-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
No change in health risk behaviors over time among HIV infected adolescents in care: role of psychological distress
Murphy D, Durako S, Moscicki A, Vermund S, Ma Y, Schwarz D, Muenz L, network T. No change in health risk behaviors over time among HIV infected adolescents in care: role of psychological distress. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2001, 29: 57-63. PMID: 11530304, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-139x(01)00287-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsRecent sexual activityRisk behaviorsUnprotected sexPsychological distressLast intercourseHigh-risk sexual behaviorSexual activityHealth-related anxietySexual behaviorSexual risk behaviorsFrequent alcohol useMarijuana useUse of alcoholComputer-assisted self-administered interviewPrimary careStudy visitObservational studyHIVClinical sitesHealth interventionsDepressed adolescentsAlcohol useHealth anxietyMeasures analysis
2000
Vaginal infections in pregnant women in Jamaica: prevalence and risk factors
Kamara P, Hylton-Kong T, Brathwaite A, Del Rosario G, Kristensen S, Patrick N, Weiss H, Figueroa P, Vermund S, Jolly P. Vaginal infections in pregnant women in Jamaica: prevalence and risk factors. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2000, 11: 516-520. PMID: 10990336, DOI: 10.1258/0956462001916425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive tract infectionsBacterial vaginosisPregnant womenRisk factorsMultiple logistic regression analysisCross-sectional studyLogistic regression analysisBV prevalenceMalodorous dischargeTract infectionsHIV infectionSymptomatic presentationSyndromic managementPrenatal clinicsVaginal infectionsWet mountTrichomoniasisInfectionStrong associationWomenPrevalenceRegression analysisCandidiasisVaginosisVaginitis
1999
HIV/AIDS in Nonurban Alabama: Risk Activities and Access to Services Among HIV-Infected Persons
BELTRAMI J, VERMUND S, FAWAL H, MOON T, VON BARGEN J, HOLMBERG S. HIV/AIDS in Nonurban Alabama: Risk Activities and Access to Services Among HIV-Infected Persons. Southern Medical Journal 1999, 92: 677-683. PMID: 10414476, DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199907000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research