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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAttitude to HealthEthnicityFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansPatient Education as TopicPublic PolicySelf CareUnited StatesVaginaVaginal DouchingWomen's Health
2002
Prenatal HIV Counseling, Testing, and Antiretroviral Prophylaxis by Obstetric and Family Medicine Providers in Alabama
Nichols SA, Bhatta MP, Lewis J, Vermund SH. Prenatal HIV Counseling, Testing, and Antiretroviral Prophylaxis by Obstetric and Family Medicine Providers in Alabama. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 2002, 324: 305-309. PMID: 12495296, DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200212000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS SerodiagnosisAlabamaAnti-HIV AgentsDirective CounselingFamily PracticeFemaleHIVHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient Education as TopicPerinatal CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'PregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CarePreventive Health ServicesUnited StatesZidovudineConceptsUniversal HIV counselingHIV counselingAntiretroviral prophylaxisUS Public Health Service recommendationsPublic Health Service recommendationsUniversal testingPrenatal HIV counselingVoluntary HIV testingFamily medicine providersFamily medicine practitionersSurvey of obstetricsZidovudine usePediatric HIVPregnant patientsHIV testingHIV transmissionPregnant womenPerinatal carePrenatal carePhysician specialtyPatient educationMedicine providersImplementation of recommendationsPrenatal counselingHIVDouching Beliefs and Practices among Black and White Women
Funkhouser E, Pulley L, Lueschen G, Costello C, Hook E, Vermund SH. Douching Beliefs and Practices among Black and White Women. Journal Of Women's Health 2002, 11: 29-37. PMID: 11860722, DOI: 10.1089/152460902753473435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth SurveysHumansHygieneInterpersonal RelationsMiddle AgedPatient Education as TopicSocioeconomic FactorsSoutheastern United StatesTherapeutic IrrigationVaginaWhite PeopleConceptsAdult womenWhite womenHealthcare provider adviceSubstantial proportionGood hygieneProvider adviceDouching practicesOlder womenHigh school educationDouchingHealthcare providersSalutary effectsWomenTelephone surveyGood hygienic practicesHygienic practicesRandom sampleHygieneUnited StatesAdvicePregnancyInfectionDoucheProportionPhysicians
1992
Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Women
Kelley K, Galbraith M, Vermund S. Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Women. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 1992, 21: 503-515. PMID: 1337355, DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1992.tb01771.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital human papillomavirus (HPV) infectionHuman papillomavirus infectionHuman papillomavirusCervical neoplasiaHPV infectionPapillomavirus infectionHIV infectionPapanicolaou testRisk factorsPrevalence of HPVCervical intraepithelial lesionsPutative precursor lesionsOutcome of therapyEffective screening toolAbnormal cervical cellsHPV typesIntraepithelial lesionsCervical cancerCondylomata acuminataPrecursor lesionsClinicians' knowledgeNeoplasiaInfectionLiterature searchYoung women