2019
Low awareness of influenza vaccination among pregnant women and their obstetricians: a population-based survey in Beijing, China
Wang J, Sun D, Abudusaimaiti X, Vermund SH, Li D, Hu Y. Low awareness of influenza vaccination among pregnant women and their obstetricians: a population-based survey in Beijing, China. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2019, 15: 2637-2643. PMID: 30932729, PMCID: PMC6930072, DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1596713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntenatal influenza vaccinationInfluenza vaccinationPregnant womenNational Health CommissionMore high-quality trialsHigh-quality trialsBenefits of vaccinationPopulation-based surveyHistory of vaccinationChina National Health CommissionPregnant patientsAntenatal clinicInfluenza vaccineInfluenza knowledgeSame clinicVaccinationObstetriciansPregnancyHealth CommissionWomenClinicLow awarenessGovernment recommendationsRelevant evidenceQuestionnaire
2016
Engagement of Men in Antenatal Care Services: Increased HIV Testing and Treatment Uptake in a Community Participatory Action Program in Mozambique
Audet CM, Blevins M, Chire YM, Aliyu MH, Vaz LM, Antonio E, Alvim F, Bechtel R, Wester CW, Vermund SH. Engagement of Men in Antenatal Care Services: Increased HIV Testing and Treatment Uptake in a Community Participatory Action Program in Mozambique. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 20: 2090-2100. PMID: 26906021, PMCID: PMC4995150, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1341-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntenatal careHIV testingPregnant womenProvider-initiated counselingAntenatal care servicesAntiretroviral therapy servicesPre-post intervention designUptake of ARTTraditional birth attendantsMale engagementCommunity health agentsRate of testingANC servicesTreatment uptakeBirth attendantsService uptakePartner's pregnancyCare servicesTherapy servicesHealth agentsTreatment acceptabilityMale partnersSimilar interventionsMale championsPregnancy
2015
Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Antenatal Care Is Especially Important Among HIV-Infected Women
Vermund SH. Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Antenatal Care Is Especially Important Among HIV-Infected Women. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2015, 42: 566-568. PMID: 26372928, PMCID: PMC5398314, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000342.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Thailand: Physicians' Attitudes on Zidovudine Use, Pregnancy Termination, and Willingness to Provide Care.
Stringer J, Stringer E, Phanuphak P, Jetwana P, Reinprayoon D, Funkhouser E, Vermund S. Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Thailand: Physicians' Attitudes on Zidovudine Use, Pregnancy Termination, and Willingness to Provide Care. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1999, 21: 217-222. PMID: 10421245, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-199907010-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZDV prophylaxisZidovudine usePregnant womenPregnancy terminationPrevention of motherPredictors of failureObstetrics/gynecologyLogistic regression modelsAntiretroviral therapyChild transmissionCesarean deliveryObstetric providersVaginal deliveryMultivariable analysisPelvic examinationMale genderPhysicians' attitudesHIVPhysician educationElective abortionPatientsWomenThai physiciansRegular mailProphylaxis
1996
Ethical issues for perinatal HIV trials in developing countries.
Phanuphak P, Vermund SH. Ethical issues for perinatal HIV trials in developing countries. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 1996, 7: 236-8. PMID: 11361714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-HIV AgentsControl GroupsDeveloping CountriesEthical RelativismEthics, MedicalFemaleGestational AgeHealth Care RationingHIV InfectionsHumansInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnant WomenTherapeutic Human ExperimentationTreatment OutcomeZidovudine