2021
Community-based health workers implementing universal access to HIV testing and treatment: lessons from South Africa and Zambia—HPTN 071 (PopART)
Viljoen L, Mainga T, Casper R, Mubekapi-Muzadaidzwa C, Wademan D, Bond V, Pliakas T, Bwalya C, Stangl A, Phiri M, Yang B, Shanaube K, Bock P, Fidler S, Hayes R, Ayles H, Hargreaves J, Hoddinott G, Seeley J, Donnell D, Floyd S, Mandla N, Bwalya J, Sabapathy K, Eshleman S, Macleod D, Moore A, Vermund S, Hauck K, Shanaube K. Community-based health workers implementing universal access to HIV testing and treatment: lessons from South Africa and Zambia—HPTN 071 (PopART). Health Policy And Planning 2021, 36: 881-890. PMID: 33963387, PMCID: PMC8227454, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czab019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based health workersHIV testingHealth workersHIV prevention packageHPTN 071 (PopART) trialHIV epidemic controlPopulation health benefitsPopART interventionCHW interventionPrevention packageTreatment servicesIntervention staffTrial outcomesBaseline quantitative dataReferral servicesCHW retentionHealth benefitsIntervention packageProcess evaluationEpidemic controlGroup discussionsInterventionTrialsKey informant interviewsEmotional support
2018
Factors influencing rapid progress in child health in post-conflict Liberia: a mixed methods country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013
Brault MA, Kennedy SB, Haley CA, Clarke AT, Duworko MC, Habimana P, Vermund SH, Kipp AM, Mwinga K. Factors influencing rapid progress in child health in post-conflict Liberia: a mixed methods country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e021879. PMID: 30327401, PMCID: PMC6196853, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCivil warPost-conflict settingsCountry’s civil warCountry case studiesPost-conflict LiberiaDepth case studyCommunity-based organizationsKey informant interviewsAfrican regionCase studyFocus group discussionsChild survivalDonor organizationsLiberia experienceQualitative interviewsInformant interviewsNational documentsIntersectoral collaborationFour CountriesTraditional midwivesGroup discussionsChild health programsLiberiaWarGoal 4
2016
Improving access to child health services at the community level in Zambia: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013
Kipp AM, Maimbolwa M, Brault MA, Kalesha-Masumbu P, Katepa-Bwalya M, Habimana P, Vermund SH, Mwinga K, Haley CA. Improving access to child health services at the community level in Zambia: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013. Health Policy And Planning 2016, 32: 603-612. PMID: 28453711, PMCID: PMC5964895, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMNCH servicesCountry case studiesChild survivalMillennium Development GoalsCommunity health strategyOngoing reformsDevelopment GoalsKey informantsNational commitmentNational documentsHealth servicesMDG periodFinancing limitationsQualitative dataAfrican countriesCountry studiesNational Health Strategic PlansCommunity levelExternal partnersBasic transportationCommunity health workersChild health servicesUniversal accessFunding increasesCommunity womenEngagement 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
2011
Barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence in rural Mozambique
Groh K, Audet CM, Baptista A, Sidat M, Vergara A, Vermund SH, Moon TD. Barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence in rural Mozambique. BMC Public Health 2011, 11: 650. PMID: 21846344, PMCID: PMC3171727, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Retroviral AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to HealthCommunity Health ServicesCommunity Health WorkersCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchConfidentialityFemaleFocus GroupsHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMedication AdherenceMozambiqueProfessional-Patient RelationsQualitative ResearchRural Health ServicesSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsHealth care workersCare workersAntiretroviral therapyPoor adherenceRural Zambézia ProvinceAntiretroviral therapy adherenceSuboptimal adherenceLack of confidentialityPatient adherencePoor treatmentTherapy adherencePatient preferencesMedications resultsChronic diseasesFocus groupsSide effectsZambézia ProvinceHospital staffHigh mortalityClinical sitesViral mutationsEffective interventionsAdherenceTraditional medicineMedications