2021
Syndemic Framework Evaluation of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes in the United States: Factors Associated With Race and Ethnicity
Williams C, Vermund SH. Syndemic Framework Evaluation of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes in the United States: Factors Associated With Race and Ethnicity. Frontiers In Public Health 2021, 9: 720264. PMID: 34616705, PMCID: PMC8488144, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.720264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infection riskSevere COVID-19 outcomesSevere clinical outcomesCOVID-19 outcomesSeverity of diseaseAssociated disease burdenCOVID-19Ethnic health inequalitiesIndividual clinical dataClinical care environmentLong-term careCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicClinical outcomesSyndemic factorsDisease burdenClinical dataHealthcare barriersHealth outcomesInfection riskHealth inequalitiesDisease pandemicSyndemic theoryVulnerable populationsCare environmentFuture pandemics
2017
Recruitment of Underrepresented Minority Researchers into HIV Prevention Research: The HIV Prevention Trials Network Scholars Program
Vermund SH, Hamilton EL, Griffith SB, Jennings L, Dyer TV, Mayer K, Wheeler D. Recruitment of Underrepresented Minority Researchers into HIV Prevention Research: The HIV Prevention Trials Network Scholars Program. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2017, 34: 171-177. PMID: 29145745, PMCID: PMC5806068, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2017.0093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV Prevention Trials NetworkHIV prevention researchRace/ethnicityHIV preventionHispanic MSMHIV researchHealth disparitiesTrials NetworkU.S. epidemicPrevention researchNew research protocolsResearch protocolPeer-reviewed articlesProgram completionBlack womenResearch ConsortiumProtocol teamAdvisory GroupEarly career investigatorsStudy dataMenUnderrepresented minority scientistsMajority race/ethnicityExit surveyScholars Program
2010
Addressing Research Priorities for Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States
Vermund SH, Hodder SL, Justman JE, Koblin BA, Mastro TD, Mayer KH, Wheeler DP, Sadr W. Addressing Research Priorities for Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2010, 50: s149-s155. PMID: 20397942, PMCID: PMC2862583, DOI: 10.1086/651485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusHispanic womenHIV Prevention Trials NetworkNew HIV infectionsClinical Trials GroupName-based reportingHigh rateImmunodeficiency virusAIDS diagnosisTrial groupUS womenInfected personsPrevention estimatesUS populationHealth messagesEthnic minority populationsTrials NetworkDisease controlInfectionWhite womenWomenPreventionNational InstituteMen
2005
Parents’/guardians’ willingness to vaccinate their children against genital herpes
Liddon N, Pulley L, Cockerham WC, Lueschen G, Vermund SH, Hook EW. Parents’/guardians’ willingness to vaccinate their children against genital herpes. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2005, 37: 187-193. PMID: 16109337, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.05.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHSV-2Type 2 vaccineLogistic regression modelsParents/guardiansInfluenza shotSTD vaccinesCorrelates of intentionGenital herpesMajority of parentsVaccine acceptanceDisease vaccineVaccinationLogistic regressionOptimal timingFuture interventionsVaccineAppropriate timingSexual activityTelephone surveyChildrenParents' acceptanceInterventionOne-thirdDescriptive statisticsOverall attitude
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 Research
2001
Douching practices among HIV infected and uninfected adolescents in the United States
Vermund S, Sarr M, Murphy D, Levin L, Abdalian S, Ma Y, Crowley-Nowick P, Wilson C, network T. Douching practices among HIV infected and uninfected adolescents in the United States. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2001, 29: 80-86. PMID: 11530307, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-139x(01)00284-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung womenMultivariable logistic regression modelHIV uninfected subjectsBaseline interview dataMultiple logistic regressionHispanic/LatinaLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityRecent douchingUninfected subjectsHIV infectionHIV StudyUninfected adolescentsNationwide studyHIVSociodemographic factorsAdolescent womenLogistic regressionOne-way analysisActive femalesSexual behaviorWomenDouchingAdolescentsFemales
1991
Estimating the 1978–1990 and Future Spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Subgroups of Homosexual Men
Hoover D, Munoz A, Carey V, Chmiel J, Taylor J, Margolick J, Kingsley L, Vermund S. Estimating the 1978–1990 and Future Spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Subgroups of Homosexual Men. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1991, 134: 1190-1205. PMID: 1746529, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeroconversion ratesHomosexual menHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Virus type 1 infectionImmunodeficiency virus type 1Kaplan-Meier methodHIV-1 infectionType 1 infectionAge 55 yearsHIV-1 epidemicVirus type 1AIDS diagnosisSeroconversionAnnual hazardHematologic variablesAge 55Type 1Survival methodsBisexual menHomosexual populationCohortMenAgeInfection
1989
Race/ethnic-specific AIDS risk in New York City, 1981-87.
Menendez BS, Vermund SH, Drucker E, Blum S. Race/ethnic-specific AIDS risk in New York City, 1981-87. American Journal Of Public Health 1989, 79: 1679-80. PMID: 2817200, PMCID: PMC1349784, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.79.12.1679-a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
HEALTH CARE ON THE WEST BANK AND IN GAZA
Vermund S, Tulchinsky T. HEALTH CARE ON THE WEST BANK AND IN GAZA. The Lancet 1985, 326: 1121-1122. PMID: 2865586, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(85)90706-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research